A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Kéfalos in Greece. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 27.0258 East, latitude 36.6698 North, depth = 143.022 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/25 / 2025-12-22 21:09:20 / December 22, 2025 @ 9:09 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 143.022 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000rk7x. Event ids that are associated: us7000rk7x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:09:20 / 9:09 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Bodrum (c. 39 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Didim (c. 26 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Kos (c. 19 200 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Turgutreis (c. 16 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Datça (c. 10 100 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Kálymnos (c. 10 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Didim, Datça, Bodrum (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 10 km SE of Kéfalos, Greece. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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