A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Chalandrítsa in Greece. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:48:08 / 8:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/12/25 / 2025-12-06 20:48:08 / December 6, 2025 @ 8:48 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.446 km (8 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 21.9147 East, latitude 38.1037 North, depth = 12.446 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rsy5. Event ids that are associated: us6000rsy5.
The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Pátra (c. 163 400 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Lamía (c. 52 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Agrínio (c. 46 900 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Kórinthos (c. 30 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Trípoli (c. 26 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Árgos (c. 22 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lamía, Náfplio, Kyparissía (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 fourteen 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. 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. 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: 11 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece.
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