Mag. 3.6 earthquake - Ionian Sea, 10.3 km southwest of Agios Leon, Greece, on Friday, 9 November 2018 at 20:45 (GMT)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.7 quake Ionian Sea, 29 km southwest of Lithakia, Nomos Zakýnthou, Ionian Islands, Greece, 25 October 2018 22:54 GMT, which had occurred 2 weeks earlier.
Mag. 3.6 earthquake - Ionian Sea, 10.3 km southwest of Agios Leon, Greece, on Friday, 9 November 2018 at 20:45 (GMT)

Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 2 km depth

9 Nov 21:04 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Date & time: 9 Nov 2018 20:45:41 UTC
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.72°N / 20.62°E (Ionian Sea, Greece)
Nearest volcano: Sousaki (219 km / 136 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (5 mi) SW of Kampi (pop: 59) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) W of Agalas (pop: 323) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) WSW of Zakynthos (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) WSW of Arkoudi (pop: 1,310) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SSE of Argostoli (pop: 9,820) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) WSW of Gastouni (pop: 8,110) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) W of Amaliada (pop: 16,800) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) W of Pýrgos (Pirgos) (pop: 22,400) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) WSW of Patras (pop: 168,000) --> See nearby quakes!
275 km (171 mi) W of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) S of Vrachonisida Agios Ioannis Island --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) S of Kefalonia Island (pop: 34,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 3.62 km IONIAN SEAEMSC
M 4.210 km- 56km SW of Mouzaki, GreeceUSGS

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Mag. 3.6 earthquake - Ionian Sea, 10.3 km southwest of Agios Leon, Greece, on Friday, 9 November 2018 at 20:45 (GMT)
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