A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Katastárion in Greece on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000qtad. Event ids that are associated: us7000qtad. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 19.8763° East, 37.5971° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 08/08/25 / 2025-08-08 03:25:13 / August 8, 2025 @ 3:25 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:25:13 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter).

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zákynthos, Argostólion. Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Argostólion (c. 9 800 pop).

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 81 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece.

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