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M4.9 Earthquake near 24 km NE of Firá, Greece

UTC time: 2025-02-03 09:29:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

24 km NE of Firá, Greece

Map

M4.9 Earthquake near 24 km NE of Firá, Greece · 2025-02-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.9 Earthquake near 24 km NE of Firá, Greece · 2025-02-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 24 km NE of Firá, Greece on February 3, 2025 at 09:29 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
02335555ca52b99e36269ce2c5ac005b9a2eab26
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-03 09:29:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
36.57010, 25.62800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 14 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 28 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 235 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 339 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Santorini International AirportGreece · JTR · LGSR
    23.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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