Earthquake shakes Athens

USGS ^ | 08-01-2006 | USGS

[rhainw]

strong earthquake occurred at 11:34:52 (UTC) on Sunday, January 8, 2006. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in SOUTHERN GREECE. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 38 km (23 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.7 Date-Time Sunday, January 8, 2006 at 11:34:52 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, January 8, 2006 at 1:34:52 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 36.250°N, 23.498°E Depth 37.7 km (23.4 miles) Region SOUTHERN GREECE Distances 95 km (60 miles) NNW of Chania, Crete, Greece 150 km (95 miles) SE of Kalamata, Greece 185 km (115 miles) NW of Iraklion, Crete, Greece 195 km (120 miles) S of ATHENS, Greece

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles); depth +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles) Parameters Nst=192, Nph=192, Dmin=677.2 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID ushrak

[rhainw]

hmm biggish

[bkepley]

That doesn't seem very deep to me either.

[Atlantic Bridge]

I pray that nobody gets hurt.

[bd476]

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.7 - SOUTHERN GREECE
2006 January 8 11:34:52 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 11:34:52 (UTC) on Sunday, January 8, 2006. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in SOUTHERN GREECE. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 38 km (23 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Sunday, January 8, 2006 at 11:34:52 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, January 8, 2006 at 1:34:52 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	36.250°N, 23.498°E
Depth	37.7 km (23.4 miles)
Region	SOUTHERN GREECE
Distances	95 km (60 miles) NNW of Chania, Crete, Greece 150 km (95 miles) SE of Kalamata, Greece 185 km (115 miles) NW of Iraklion, Crete, Greece 195 km (120 miles) S of ATHENS, Greece
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles); depth +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles)
Parameters	Nst=192, Nph=192, Dmin=677.2 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	ushrak

[mewzilla]

From this link:

A strong earthquake, which lasted for a long time, measured 6.9 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was located in the sea, south of the island of Kythira, between the island and western Crete, rocked Greece at 1:34pm. The quake lasted some 30 seconds and the epicentre was located 215km SW of Athens and 92km NW of Chania, Crete. Apart from Athens, the tremor was also felt in Crete, the Peloponnese, Central Greece, Corfu, Epirus, Volos and Cyprus, while, as per the Associated Press, the quake was also felt in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. In addition, NET’s correspondent in Italy announced that the quake was also felt in southern Italy, as well as Sicily. According to Professor Gerasimos Papadopoulos of the Athens Geodynamics Institute, the quake was at a great depth, which limits the possibility of a stronger aftershock. Problems were detected with the mobile phone companies and calls could not be made for some time after the earthquake. Furthermore, problems with the telecommunications are also being reported in Crete. Moreover, the president of the community of Mitata, Kythira, spoke of major damages in the area, including the collapse of old buildings and extensive damage to newer constructions, while the church is also ready to collapse. In addition, two minor injuries were reported in Chania, while damages were also reported at the airport on Kythira.

[Lokibob]

Here is a seismograph recorded in Utah:

 

 

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Old Poseidon, restless in his sleep.

[bd476]

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Earthquake Magnitude 6.7 - Southern Greece
2006 January 8 11:34:52 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 11:34:52 (UTC) on Sunday, January 8, 2006.
The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in Southern Greece.

Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Sunday, January 8, 2006 at 11:34:52 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, January 8, 2006 at 1:34:52 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	36.250°N, 23.498°E
Depth	37.7 km (23.4 miles)
Region	Southern Greece
Distances	95 km (60 miles) NNW of Chania, Crete, Greece 150 km (95 miles) SE of Kalamata, Greece 185 km (115 miles) NW of Iraklion, Crete, Greece 195 km (120 miles) S of ATHENS, Greece

[SheLion]

Bump!

[M. Espinola]

Some interesting data:

[sully777]

On the subject of earthquakes and possible tsunamis in the region:

I thought this was an interesting thread concerning Tyre, on several levels ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1500108/posts );
notable for this discussion is the history of tsunami activity upon the Lebanese coastline as per 40 core samples taken from Tyre.

Here's hoping for a happy ending for the folks over there.

[dc-zoo]

I'm kind of partial to the "Mexican Plate".

[M. Espinola]

"I'm kind of partial to the "Mexican Plate"."

Nay, too spicy and those mashed up beans - yuk! :) The South Sandwich microplate is my favourite. (with a big hot pastrami on rye with kosher mustard - now that's a plate full!

[dc-zoo]

Man I love them frijoles refritos and chile guisado. South Texas favorites.

[expatpat]

Good map (the top one). Thx

[GretchenM]

I live in the Pac NW, known for its earthquakes, and 23 miles is considered deep here, when it is the depth of an earthquake's origin. The deeper ones tend to cause much less destruction here. However, if an earthquake went on long enough, even if it originated quite deep, it could do a lot more damage.

[calljack]

Great, now all we will hear is that the USA did not contribute
enough to the relief effort. Watch.

[GSlob]

"Great, now all we will hear is that the USA did not contribute enough to the relief effort. Watch."
Contributing to earthquake ought to be enough. Karl Rove has an earthquake machine, you know.