A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Firá in Greece on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 21:05:06 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/02/25 / 2025-02-12 21:05:06 / February 12, 2025 @ 9:05 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 25.6317° East, 36.6178° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pd8n. Id of event: us7000pd8n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (37 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and ninety-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 28 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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