M5.0 earthquake - 27 km ESE of Íos, Greece

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Íos, Greece on 17 Feb 2025, 07:49 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kos, about 155 km away in South Aegean, Greece.