Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 76 km southwest of Heraklion, Greece
4.2 quake 14 Dec 7:36 am (GMT +2)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Greece near Heraklion, Crete, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, December 14th, 2023, at 7:36 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5 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.
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 Matala (pop. 67) located 33 km from the epicenter, Mires (pop. 6,400) 40 km away, and Tympaki (pop. 5,300) 42 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Agia Galini (pop. 1,400) located 46 km from the epicenter, Zaros (pop. 2,200) 49 km away, Gazi (pop. 12,600) 73 km away, Heraklion (pop. 137,200) 76 km away, Néa Alikarnassos (pop. 12,900) 78 km away, and Rethymno (pop. 32,500) 80 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 14, 2023 07:36 am (GMT +2) local time (14 Dec 2023 05:36 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.7°N / 24.82°E (Eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece)
Primary data source: EMSC
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