A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Palaióchora in Greece on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qyv4. Id of event: us6000qyv4. Exact location of event, longitude 23.3503 East, latitude 35.044 North, depth = 58.516 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 07:56:36 / 7:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58.516 km (36 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/07/25 / 2025-07-24 07:56:36 / July 24, 2025 @ 7:56 am.
Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Soúda (c. 6 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Soúda, Chaniá, Mourniés.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 36 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece.
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