Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece
4.3 quake 5 Jan 11:51 pm (GMT +2)

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported late at night near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Friday, January 5th, 2024, at 11:51 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 33.2 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Lista (pop. 220) located 1 km from the epicenter, Filiates (pop. 2,100) 20 km away, Eleousa (pop. 3,500) 28 km away, Kardamitsia (pop. 3,200) 31 km away, Igoumenitsa (pop. 9,500) 31 km away, Ioannina (pop. 65,600) 34 km away, and Anatoli (pop. 9,800) 36 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sarandë (pop. 15,100) located 43 km from the epicenter, and Arta (pop. 21,900) 78 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 6, 2024 12:51 am (Athens time) local time (5 Jan 2024 21:51 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 33.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.73°N / 20.47°E (Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece)
Primary data source: EMSC
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