A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Firá in Greece on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:05:39 / 2:05 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 14:05:39 / February 17, 2025 @ 2:05 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.58 East, latitude 36.4962 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us7000pe8q. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pe8q.
Earthquake epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 76 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/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 15 km ENE of Firá, Greece.
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