Greece

M2.8 Earthquake near Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 00:14:22 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On December 23, 2025 at 00:14 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near Greece (Greece). With a focal depth of about 17 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: 53 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.8.

Details

ID
0b80ec841da54878b0e434ead9b691ffea22218c
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
16.9 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 00:14:22 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Periphereia Ionion Neson
Source
noa
Coordinates
38.40500, 20.47165
Temperature
14.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.9 km
Shallow
16.9 km
16.9 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

  • Distance: 265 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Distance: 398 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 459 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Distance: 471 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Distance: 480 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Distance: 482 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kefallinia AirportGreece · EFL · LGKF
    31.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

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

Greece

Context for this earthquake

17 Sep 2025 – 17 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,983 Catalogue entries

Of 4,982 other entries for this area and period, 1,128 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

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Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
535
Country (24h)
Greece
53

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