A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Firá in Greece on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:36:40 / 3:36 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pbqv. Unique identifier: us7000pbqv. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/02/25 / 2025-02-06 03:36:40 / February 6, 2025 @ 3:36 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 25.5755° East, latitude 36.5315° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days eighty-one, in the past 30 days eighty-one and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 17 km NE of Firá, Greece.
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