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M2.5 Earthquake near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-01 08:23:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
14.3 km
Source
NOA

Periphereia Anatolikes Makedonias kai Thrakes

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About this earthquake

On December 1, 2025 at 08:23 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece). With a focal depth of about 14 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 75 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
035875be4a3971eee6288c53f4bd3207de5c8ff2
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
14.3 km
UTC time
2025-12-01 08:23:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Anatolikes Makedonias kai Thrakes
Source
noa
Coordinates
41.20194, 24.76364
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.3 km
Shallow
14.3 km
14.3 km — close to the regional average (14.4 km)
Regional average: 14.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Methana
    Distance: 417 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 433 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportGreece · KVA · LGKV
    34.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,946 Catalogue entries

Of 4,945 other entries for this area and period, 2,000 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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