A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Amorgós in Greece. The temblor was reported at 11:50:49 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/02/25 / 2025-02-03 11:50:49 / February 3, 2025 @ 11:50 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.6221 East, latitude 36.7675 North, depth = 10 km. 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: us7000pb0b. Id of event: us7000pb0b.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ermoúpolis, Mykonos, Páros (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Ermoúpolis (c. 11 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Mykonos (c. 7 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 25 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece.
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