A earthquake magnitude 6.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Eloúnda in Greece. Exact location, longitude 25.8772° East, latitude 35.7749° North, depth = 68.894 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 03:19:35 / May 22, 2025 @ 3:19 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68.894 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 03:19:35 / 3:19 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q0pq. Event ids that are associated: us7000q0pq.

Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moíres, Gázi, Ierápetra (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Irákleion (c. 137 200 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ierápetra (c. 12 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Néa Alikarnassós (c. 11 900 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Ágios Nikólaos (c. 10 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Gázi (c. 9 700 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Siteía (c. 8 700 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Goúvai (c. 7 800 pop), 121 km (75 miles) from Moíres (c. 6 500 pop).

Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece.

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