Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Aegean Sea 151km from Irákleion (Greece).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on February 18th, 2025. Last updated February 20th, 2025.

In the Aegean Sea 151 kilometer from Irákleion, Greece, a shallow and significant MAG-5.1 earthquake occurred in the early morning of Tuesday February 18th, 2025. Another country near the epicenter is Türkiye.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Aegean Sea, 47 kilometers (29 mi) off the coast of Greece, 151 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 18, 2025 06:46 (Athens Time) - Feb 18, 2025 04:46 Universal Time.
Location:	235 km SSW of İzmir, Türkiye. Coordinates 36°33'51"N 25°50'23"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 36 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.052 .
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

This earthquake struck within proximity of multiple countries. Greece and Türkiye are both within 300km distance of its epicenter.

The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Kos in South Aegean, Greece. Kos is located 134 kilometer (83 mi) west-southwest of the epicenter.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. İzmir is located 235 km to the north-northeast. Athens is located 245 km to the northwest. Karabağlar is located 231 km to the north-northeast.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 1 person

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 1 person has reported shaking in one place 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:

• Mpatsí, Kikládes, Greece: 1 person.

83 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 83 smaller aftershocks were detected. At a distance of 23 km (14 mi) west-northwest of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 1 hr later. It measured a magnitude of 5.1

This main shock was prefaced by 136 smaller foreshocks. Roughly 21 hrs before this earthquake, a foreshock measuring MAG-5 was detected nearby this earthquake.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

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 February 10th, 2025, when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit 21 km (13 mi) further northwest. An even stronger magnitude 7 earthquake struck on October 30th, 2020.

In total, 52 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 20/02/25 19:08 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000pefq
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20250218_0000061
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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