Magnitude 6.4 - CRETE, GREECE

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2009 July 01 09:30:10 UTC

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Earthquake Details

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Magnitude6.4
Date-Time
Location34.199°N, 25.454°E
Depth19 km (11.8 miles) set by location program
RegionCRETE, GREECE
Distances130 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 Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST=279, Nph=279, Dmin=131.5 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009ina1
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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.

Earthquake Information for Europe

Earthquake Information for Greece