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M4.7 Earthquake near 30 km SW of Amorgós, Greece

UTC time: 2025-02-04 09:09:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
11.6 km
Source
USGS

30 km SW of Amorgós, Greece

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M4.7 Earthquake near 30 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 2025-02-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.7 Earthquake near 30 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 2025-02-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 4, 2025 at 09:09 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 30 km SW of Amorgós, Greece. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
05661b36a211b19a07dc9d78711047f019dd346d
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
11.6 km
UTC time
2025-02-04 09:09:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
36.62460, 25.66720

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.6 km
Shallow
11.6 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: 20 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 34 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 133 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: 332 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Santorini International AirportGreece · JTR · LGSR
    30.1 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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