A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Firá in Greece. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:04:43 / 12:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 25.622° East, 36.5332° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pd5k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pd5k. Global time and date of event 04/02/25 / 2025-02-04 12:04:43 / February 4, 2025 @ 12:04 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and thirty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-six, in the past 30 days two hundred and eighty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 21 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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