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M4.5 Earthquake near 17 km ENE of Firá, Greece

UTC time: 2025-02-12 02:14:20 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

17 km ENE of Firá, Greece

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M4.5 Earthquake near 17 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 2025-02-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.5 Earthquake near 17 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 2025-02-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 17 km ENE of Firá, Greece on February 12, 2025 at 02:14 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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
f564709fbfdb589983316a594db1cca8db0c2d44
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-12 02:14:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
36.50700, 25.59710

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: 10 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 21 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 236 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 346 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-07

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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