A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Firá in Greece on Monday. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:44:06 / 11:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 25.7224° East, 36.5585° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/02/25 / 2025-02-03 11:44:06 / February 3, 2025 @ 11:44 am. Unique identifier: us7000pcxi. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pcxi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Páros, Naxos (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 68 km (42 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fourty-four, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 30 km ENE of Firá, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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