A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Firá in Greece. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:32:17 / 3:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pdm1. Id of event: us7000pdm1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 25.5849° East, 36.5884° North. Global time and date of event 06/02/25 / 2025-02-06 03:32:17 / February 6, 2025 @ 3:32 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Páros, Naxos. Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (38 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twelve, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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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