A large 6.4 Magnitude earthquake hit Crete, Greece - Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 12:30:09 PM at epicenter

Magnitude 6.4 - CRETE, GREECE

2009 July 01 09:30:09 UTC

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Magnitude	6.4
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 09:30:09 UTC Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 12:30:09 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	34.240°N, 25.478°E
Depth	10.2 km (6.3 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region	CRETE, GREECE
Distances	125 km (75 miles) SSE of Iraklion, Crete, Greece 195 km (120 miles) SE of Chania, Crete, Greece 275 km (170 miles) NNE of Tubruq, Libya 445 km (275 miles) SSE of ATHENS, Greece
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=224, Nph=224, Dmin=128.1 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009ina1

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Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 35°N, 25°E

Update time = Wed Jul 1 12:00:05 UTC 2009

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	4.9	2009/07/01 09:59:07	34.078	25.545	27.9	CRETE, GREECE
MAP	6.4	2009/07/01 09:30:09	34.240	25.478	10.2	CRETE, GREECE
MAP	4.6	2009/06/26 22:14:57	36.535	25.412	40.9	DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE
MAP	4.8	2009/06/26 20:37:40	36.568	25.389	37.2	DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE