Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Night in the Aegean Sea 142km from Irákleion (Greece).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on February 12th, 2025.

A shallow and significant MAG-5.1 aftershock struck in the Aegean Sea 142 kilometer from Irákleion, Greece deep in the night of Wednesday February 12th, 2025. Türkiye is also near its epicenter.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Aegean Sea, 21 kilometers (13 mi) off the coast of Greece, 142 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 12, 2025 03:14 (Athens Time) - Feb 12, 2025 01:14 Universal Time.
Location:	249 km SW of İzmir, Türkiye. Coordinates 36°33'35"N 25°32'58"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 43 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.047 .
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 142 kilometer (88 mi) north-northeast of the epicenter.

Major cities near this earthquake: İzmir is located 249 km to the north-east. Athens is located 226 km to the northwest. Karabağlar is located 246 km to the north-east.

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

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

This earthquake is likely an aftershock of the MAG-5.2 earthquake that struck 2 days earlier. That main earthquake hit 17 km (10 mi) north-northeast of the epicenter of this MAG-5.1 aftershock.

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. In total, 55 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 12/02/25 09:58 (). 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 us7000pd1i
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20250212_0000013
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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