A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Amorgós in Greece. The temblor was detected at 22:54:08 / 10:54 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000qbpg. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qbpg. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 25.7426 East, latitude 36.79 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 09/07/25 / 2025-07-09 22:54:08 / July 9, 2025 @ 10:54 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Mykonos (c. 7 700 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Naxos (c. 7 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Páros (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mykonos, Páros, Naxos.
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 three hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 14 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece.
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