A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Amorgós in Greece. Event id: us6000pz6e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pz6e. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:07:46 / 3:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 25.7902 East, latitude 36.6849 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/03/25 / 2025-03-16 15:07:46 / March 16, 2025 @ 3:07 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 18 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece.
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