A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Émponas in Greece on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 27.4574° East, 35.9438° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 22:12:58 / 10:12 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 22:12:58 / April 17, 2025 @ 10:12 pm. Event id: us7000pwmd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pwmd.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Ródos (c. 56 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Triánta (c. 11 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Datça (c. 10 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Faliraki (c. 6 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Afántou (c. 5 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Archángelos (c. 5 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Datça, Ródos, Triánta.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km SW of Émponas, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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