4.0 magnitude quake registered near Lefkada
The institute stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was registered 4 kilometers southwest of the island, at a depth of 14.6 kilometers.
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The institute stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was registered 4 kilometers southwest of the island, at a depth of 14.6 kilometers.
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
"Epicentre" at depth? A mis-translation of the report, surely?
The [i]focus[/i] there, yes, the site of the slip itself; but the [i]epicentre[/i] of an earthquake is the most affected region on the land or sea-bed surface above it.
Still, it is not surprising, for the Mediterranean is one of the world's most tectonically complicated regions, with a lot of plate-shuffling going on; but basically the African continent still creeping Northwards to close the Mediterranean while also fracturing along the line of the Great Rift Valley. (The Valley is a result of that, not the cause.)
The [i]focus[/i] there, yes, the site of the slip itself; but the [i]epicentre[/i] of an earthquake is the most affected region on the land or sea-bed surface above it.
Still, it is not surprising, for the Mediterranean is one of the world's most tectonically complicated regions, with a lot of plate-shuffling going on; but basically the African continent still creeping Northwards to close the Mediterranean while also fracturing along the line of the Great Rift Valley. (The Valley is a result of that, not the cause.)