A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Amorgós in Greece on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.8164 East, latitude 36.5703 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:54:08 / 2:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/25 / 2025-02-18 02:54:08 / February 18, 2025 @ 2:54 am. Unique identifier: us7000peff. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000peff. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos. Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and one and in the last 365 days two hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 29 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece.
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