A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Firá in Greece. The temblor was reported at 13:32:33 / 1:32 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000patl. Id of event: us7000patl. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.057 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/02/25 / 2025-02-02 13:32:33 / February 2, 2025 @ 1:32 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 25.6023° East, 36.6014° North, depth 36.057 km.
Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 25 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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