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M2.4 Earthquake near Greece-Albania Border Region

UTC time: 2026-03-08 03:50:04 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NOA

Greece-Albania Border Region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.4 earthquake was recorded near Greece-Albania Border Region on March 8, 2026 at 03:50 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA.

Details

ID
0d58b58bc66104e844287e96e48eb4f40dd335f8
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-08 03:50:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
noa
Coordinates
39.59052, 20.48476
Temperature
7.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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: 331 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 463 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Milos
    Distance: 472 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Panarea
    Distance: 479 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 485 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 495 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ioannina King Pyrrhus National AirportGreece · IOA · LGIO
    31.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · CFU · LGKR
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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