A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Firá in Greece on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:43:55 / 8:43 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000pf11. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pf11. 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 08:43:55 / February 12, 2025 @ 8:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 25.6035° East, latitude 36.5821° North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Páros, Naxos. Epicenter of the event was 62 km (38 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 23 km NE of Firá, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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