Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Tuesday Night in the Aegean Sea 146km from Irákleion (Greece).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on February 4th, 2025. Last updated February 5th, 2025.

A shallow and significant MAG-5.1 foreshock struck in the Aegean Sea 146 kilometer from Irákleion, Greece in the night of Tuesday February 4th, 2025. Türkiye is also near its epicenter.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Aegean Sea, 29 kilometers (18 mi) off the coast of Greece, 146 kilometer north-northeast of Irákleion in Crete. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Feb 4, 2025 04:46 (Athens Time) - Feb 4, 2025 02:46 Universal Time.
Location:	243 km SSW of İzmir, Türkiye. Coordinates 36°34'54"N 25°38'10"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 10 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.098 .
Depth:	10 km (6 mi) A very shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

2 countries can be found within 300km of the epicenter of this earthquake: Greece and Türkiye .

The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Irákleion in Crete, Greece. Irákleion is located 146 kilometer (91 mi) north-northeast of the epicenter.

Major cities near this earthquake: İzmir is located 243 km to the north-northeast. Athens is located 230 km to the northwest. Karabağlar is located 239 km to the north-northeast.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 2 people

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 2 people have reported shaking in 2 places in Greece.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Vríses, Haniá, Greece: 1 person.
• Ios, Kikládes, Greece: 1 person.

This is likely a foreshock

This earthquake was followed by a stronger MAG-5.3 earthquake, classifying this earthquake as a foreshock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this earthquake.

Read: How to Stay Safe during an Earthquake (cdc.gov).

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since December 22nd, 2024, when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit 227 km (141 mi) further south-southeast. An even stronger magnitude 7 earthquake struck on October 30th, 2020.

In total, 51 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.1 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 2 months.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 05/02/25 09:18 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000pb5h
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20250204_0000049
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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