A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Lithakiá in Greece. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/12/25 / 2025-12-15 23:41:48 / December 15, 2025 @ 11:41 pm. Exact location of event, depth 13.259 km, 20.2299° East, 37.4757° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.259 km (8 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 23:41:48 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000rv5e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rv5e.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 109 km (68 miles) from Pýrgos (c. 22 400 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Amaliáda (c. 19 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Gastoúni (c. 8 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pýrgos, Amaliáda, Gastoúni.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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