Magnitude 6.4 - CRETE, GREECE
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2009 July 01 09:30:10 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.4 |
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| Location | 34.199°N, 25.454°E |
| Depth | 19 km (11.8 miles) set by location program |
| Region | CRETE, GREECE |
| Distances | 130 km (80 miles) S of Iraklion, Crete, Greece 195 km (120 miles) SE of Chania, Crete, Greece 270 km (170 miles) NNE of Tubruq, Libya 450 km (280 miles) SSE of ATHENS, Greece |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=279, Nph=279, Dmin=131.5 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
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| Event ID | us2009ina1 |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Felt (II) at Iraklion. Also felt at Athens, Khorion, Mourniai and Piraeus. Felt (II) at Cairo, Egypt and at Tripoli, Libya. Also felt in the countries of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Palestine and Turkey.
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- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver




