A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Methóni in Greece. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pf23. Id of event: us7000pf23. The temblor was picked up at 17:52:38 / 5:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/02/25 / 2025-02-20 17:52:38 / February 20, 2025 @ 5:52 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 21.2966° East, latitude 36.6739° North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Kalamáta (c. 51 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Filiatrá (c. 7 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Messíni (c. 6 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Gargaliánoi (c. 6 300 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Pýlos (c. 5 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kyparissía (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kalamáta, Messíni, Kyparissía (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km WSW of Methóni, Greece.
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