A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Palekastro in Greece on Tuesday. Event id: us6000pyl7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pyl7. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38.538 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 05:57:57 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 38.538 km, 26.243° East, 35.5234° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/03/25 / 2025-03-04 05:57:57 / March 4, 2025 @ 5:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop). Close 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 Goúvai, Ierápetra, Ágios Nikólaos.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 36 km N of Palekastro, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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