Monday , April 29 2024

slight Jolt this morning.

A 4.4 of the Richter scale, according to the EMSC’s automatic preliminary solution, was reported this morning, Friday 1st of February,  at 07:02, within the sea area of the Ionian Sea.

The focal depth of the earthquake is estimated at 2 km.

The exact focus of vibration is located at 20km. north of Zakynthos according to the EMSC.

For its part, the American Earthquake Survey (USGS) gives the earthquake at 4.4 Richter, with a focal depth of 10km. and focuses 4 km east of the city of Zakynthos.

Great deviation of the automatic solution of the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory as it gives the earthquake at 3.7 Richter due to different measurment systems, with a focal depth of 1.9 km, and the 19 kilometer center. east of Killini.

The earthquake is part of the post-earthquake sequence of the 6.4 Richter earthquake that occurred at Friday morning (26/10).

About Louise Inzk

Louise is Australian born and has been a Greek citizen since 1991. She has deep cultural ties with the island, often writing about Zakynthian Traditions and Culture. She is also an active member of the Volunteer Group of Zakynthos, Giostra Di Zante and is a member of the women's choir "Rodambelos". Her love of the island and all it offers saw her joining the Zakynthos (Zante) Informer admin team in 2014.

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