A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Firá in Greece on Monday. Global time and date of event 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 07:49:49 / February 17, 2025 @ 7:49 am UTC/GMT. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:49:49 / 7:49 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000pe7k. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pe7k. Exact location of earthquake, 25.6487° East, 36.6009° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 98 km (61 miles) from Mykonos (c. 7 700 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mykonos, Páros, Naxos.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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