A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Firá in Greece. The temblor was picked up at 12:25:53 / 12:25 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pv62. Id of event: us6000pv62. Exact location, longitude 25.6141° East, latitude 36.6074° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 16/02/25 / 2025-02-16 12:25:53 / February 16, 2025 @ 12:25 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos. Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 26 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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