A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Firá in Greece. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:00:47 / 7:00 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pbml. Unique identifier: us7000pbml. Exact location of earthquake, 25.6626° East, 36.5901° 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: 05/02/25 / 2025-02-05 19:00:47 / February 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Páros, Naxos.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days sixty-six, in the past 30 days sixty-six and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 27 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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