A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Firá in Greece on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:31:39 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 25.5565° East, 36.5372° North, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000pcip. Event ids that are associated: us7000pcip. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/02/25 / 2025-02-09 19:31:39 / February 9, 2025 @ 7:31 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 17 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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