April 26, 2024

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Greece: Kos earthquake

The strength of the night earthquake on April 22 on Kos is estimated at 4.1 on the Richter scale.

According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, tremors with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale were observed tonight, 04/22/2021, at 3:06 local time (GMT +3). The epicenter was 38 km southeast of Kefalos, 50 km south of Kos and 13 km south of Nikia. The focal depth of the earthquake was 16.5 kilometers.

The earthquake data comes from the Geodynamic Institute of Athens or the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute. They are recorded by an automatic computer system, without the participation of seismologists, and are in the process of constant updating.





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