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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 48 km west of Pigadia, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:41 am (GMT +2) -

Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 23 km depth

19 Mar 06:44 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 3 minutes.
19 Mar 06:47: Now using data updates from NOA
19 Mar 06:57: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 22.5 km (from 6.2 to 14 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.2 mi) towards NNE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2023 06:41:08 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:41 am (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.9
Depth	22.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.506°N / 26.6876°E (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Antipode	35.506°S / 153.312°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Nearest volcano	Nisyros (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	23 km (14 mi) WNW of Agia Marina (Dodecanese) (pop: 444) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) W of Pigadia (pop: 2,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) NE of Palekastro (pop: 1,090) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) ENE of Sitia (pop: 8,710) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) ENE of Agios Nikolaos (pop: 11,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) ENE of Ierapetra (pop: 12,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) ENE of Neapoli (pop: 2,680) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 381 km (237 mi) SE of Athens (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) SE of Anaphi Island (pop: 271) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) E of Crete Island (pop: 623,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 13°C (55 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 15 m/s (28 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10¹⁰ joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.9	23 km	Greece: 28 Km W From Kassos	NOA
3.9	10 km	Crete, Greece	RaspberryShake
3.9	2 km	CRETE, GREECE	EMSC
3.7	3 km	Greece: AKDENIZ	KOERI-RETMC
3.9	2 km	Greece: Ayia Marina / Kreta	ZAMG

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Agios Nikolaos / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Felt my bed and room vibrate and shake

Kasos / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short : Very brief jolt (reported through our app)

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