A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Oía in Greece. 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. Id of earthquake: us7000pefy. Event ids that are associated: us7000pefy. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:08:09 / 6:08 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/02/25 / 2025-02-18 06:08:09 / February 18, 2025 @ 6:08 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 25.6027° East, 36.6343° North.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mykonos, Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Mykonos (c. 7 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eighty, in the past 30 days two hundred and three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 27 km NE of Oía, Greece.
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