A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Prokópi in Greece. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q02x. Id of event: us7000q02x. Global time and date of event 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 00:23:32 / May 19, 2025 @ 12:23 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 23.5906° East, 38.7221° North, depth 12.354 km. The temblor was detected at 00:23:32 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 12.354 km (8 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Athens (c. 664 000 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Piraeus (c. 163 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Peristéri (c. 140 000 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Kallithéa (c. 100 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Acharnés (c. 99 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Níkaia (c. 89 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ílion (c. 84 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Koropí, Ellinikó, Argyroúpoli (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 8 km E of Prokópi, Greece.
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