A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Palaióchora in Greece on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 46.265 km, 23.1762° East, 35.3083° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/25 / 2025-08-18 12:11:51 / August 18, 2025 @ 12:11 pm. The temblor was reported at 12:11:51 / 12:11 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1vh. Unique identifier: us6000r1vh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 46.265 km (29 miles).

Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Chaniá (c. 54 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Soúda (c. 6 700 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Mourniés (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soúda, Chaniá, Mourniés (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop) (That might be effected).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 46 km W of Palaióchora, Greece.

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