A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Palaióchora in Greece. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000qlf9. Event ids that are associated: us6000qlf9. Exact location of event, longitude 23.3832 East, latitude 34.921 North, depth = 40.819 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:53:41 / 1:53 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 40.819 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/06/25 / 2025-06-20 13:53:41 / June 20, 2025 @ 1:53 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Soúda (c. 6 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soúda, Chaniá, Mourniés. Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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 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: 43 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece.
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