Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Aegean Sea 152km from Irákleion (Greece).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on February 18th, 2025. Last updated March 15th, 2025.

In the Aegean Sea 152 kilometer from Irákleion, Greece, a shallow and significant MAG-5.1 earthquake occurred in the 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, 25 kilometers (16 mi) off the coast of Greece, 152 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 08:08 (Athens Time) - Feb 18, 2025 06:08 Universal Time.
Location:	238 km SW of İzmir, Türkiye. Coordinates 36°38'20"N 25°37'13"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 285 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.034 .
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 151 kilometer (94 mi) west of the epicenter.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. İzmir is located 238 km to the north-east. Athens is located 224 km to the northwest. Karabağlar is located 235 km to the north-east.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

94 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 94 smaller aftershocks were detected. At a distance of 6 km (4 mi) south of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 1 day later. It measured a magnitude of 4.3

This main shock was prefaced by 138 smaller foreshocks. Roughly 1 hr 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 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit 6 km (4 mi) further north-northeast. An even stronger magnitude 7 earthquake struck on October 30th, 2020.

In total, 54 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 15/03/25 02:28 (). 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 us7000pefy
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20250218_0000080
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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