A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Palekastro in Greece on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qtaf. Unique identifier: us7000qtaf. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/08/25 / 2025-08-08 10:05:24 / August 8, 2025 @ 10:05 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.9 km (34 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 26.4845 East, latitude 34.8011 North, depth = 54.9 km. The temblor was detected at 10:05:24 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ágios Nikólaos, Ierápetra, Siteía (min 5000 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 48 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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