Quakedle

Puzzle #60 was 17 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M4.8 — light class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
34.0 km — shallow
Region
The Mediterranean
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
15 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
No PAGER alert color reported
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 M4.8. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Light (M4.0–4.9)
The hypocentral depth is 34.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
Shallow (less than 70 km)
USGS locates the event at “17 km WSW of Lixoúri, 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?
No — at least one supplied week event has a higher magnitude.

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