A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Firá in Greece on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:47:26 / 5:47 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/02/25 / 2025-02-05 17:47:26 / February 5, 2025 @ 5:47 pm. Exact location, longitude 25.6814° East, latitude 36.5579° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000pbln. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pbln. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 67 km (41 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 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 Páros, Naxos.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days sixty-four, in the past 30 days sixty-four and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km NE of Firá, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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