Light earthquake, 4.2 mag was detected near Karpathos in Greece

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 53 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece (33 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:51:07 / 11:51 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rncp. Event ids that are associated: us6000rncp. 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 36.739 km (23 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/10/25 / 2025-10-26 23:51:07 / October 26, 2025 @ 11:51 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 27.4227 East, latitude 35.0562 North, depth = 36.739 km.

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 53 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece.

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