A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Firá in Greece on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.6457 East, latitude 36.6216 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:44:25 / 4:44 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/02/25 / 2025-02-12 16:44:25 / February 12, 2025 @ 4:44 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pd4h. Unique identifier: us7000pd4h.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Event epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 29 km NE of Firá, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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