Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Hit in Southern Greece

- Time: 2024-03-29 at 07:12:45 UTC
             2024-03-29 at 09:12:45 Athens
- Location: 37.24° LAT, 21.19° LON
- Magnitude: mb5.7
- Depth: 17 km
- Provider: EMSC


Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Southern Greece.

The earthquake occurred in an area where we announced INCREASED seismic hazard exposure (yellow alert) in our latest weekly earthquake forecast for the Euro-Mediterranean region, on March 25, 2024, available here.


Picture 2: Latest earthquake forecast for the Euro-Mediterranean region, posted on March 25, 2024.

Quantectum's Macroseismic Intensity map suggests "VI" as a maximum intensity, which corresponds to STRONG shaking and potential SLIGHT damage around the epicenter. Potentially exposed cities were Filiatra (pop. 7,000), Pyrgos (pop. 22,000), Amaliada (pop. 17,000), Gastouni (pop. 8,000), Zakynthos (pop. 12,000), Messini (pop. 7,000), Kalamata (pop. 54,000), Tripoli (pop. 27,000), Patra (pop. 168,000), Aigio (pop. 20,000), Argos (pop. 22,000), Agrinio (pop. 47,000), Korinthos (pop. 30,000), and Livadeia (pop. 21,000).


Picture 3: Macroseismic Intensity map for the magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Southern Greece.

There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far. No tsunami alert was issued.

 

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.

** The information provided is a product of Quantectum's own system, please tag Quantectum when sharing it. For more detailed information, contact us by email.

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