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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 21 km northeast of Sitia, Greece The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in Greece near Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, only 4 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 10:02 am local time at a very shallow depth of 6 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.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Palekastro (pop. 1,100) located 11 km from the epicenter, and Sitia (pop. 8,700) 21 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Elounda (pop. 2,200) located 54 km from the epicenter, Agios Nikolaos (pop. 11,400) 56 km away, Ierapetra (pop. 12,400) 60 km away, Neapoli (pop. 2,700) 65 km away, and Malia (pop. 4,300) 78 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Limin Khersonisou (pop. 3,000) located 84 km from the epicenter, and Heraklion (pop. 137,200) 107 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data: Date & time: Dec 29, 2024 10:02 am (GMT +2) local time (29 Dec 2024 08:02 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7 Depth: 6.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.28°N / 26.32°E  ( Crete, Greece) Primary data source: EMSChttps://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/260999/Moderate-earthquake-of-magnitude-47-just-reported-21-km-northeast-of-Sitia-Greece.html
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