Quakedle

Puzzle #13 was 66 km SE of Emporeío, Greece.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M6.2 — strong class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
64.0 km — shallow
Region
The Mediterranean
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
819 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
yellow PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
African Plate · Eurasian Plate · Anatolian Plate
Tectonic context
Africa–Eurasia convergence is partitioned across subduction zones, mountain belts, and crustal faults around the Mediterranean and nearby Atlantic margin.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M6.2. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Strong (M6.0–6.9)
The hypocentral depth is 64.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
Shallow (less than 70 km)
USGS locates the event at “66 km SE of Emporeío, Greece”. Which broad authored region matches?
The Mediterranean
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
No — USGS did not set the event’s tsunami indicator; that is not a forecast.
The event uses magnitude type “mww”. What does that code mean?
Mww — W-phase moment magnitude

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