Quakedle

Puzzle #44 was 20 km SSE of Fry, Greece.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M6.0 — strong class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
76.2 km — intermediate
Region
The Mediterranean
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
931 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
green 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 M6.0. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Strong (M6.0–6.9)
The hypocentral depth is 76.2 km. Which depth band is it in?
Intermediate (70–300 km)
USGS locates the event at “20 km SSE of Fry, 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.
Is this the largest earthquake in the supplied USGS week comparison?
Yes — it is the largest or tied for largest in the supplied week.

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