A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Pánormos in Greece on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 24.8565 East, latitude 35.5537 North, depth = 70.779 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/25 / 2025-11-27 00:08:52 / November 27, 2025 @ 12:08 am. The temblor was picked up at 00:08:52 / 12:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.779 km (44 miles). Event id: us7000re1e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000re1e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Rethymno (c. 29 900 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ágios Nikólaos, Mourniés, Chaniá (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-two 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 21 km NE of Pánormos, Greece.
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