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M2.7 Earthquake near CRETE, GREECE (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-05-22 15:28:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 22, 2025 at 15:28 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near CRETE, GREECE (Greece). With a focal depth of about 28 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: 60 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
1bc137c2a25c5eb1e8252291c7400b6ba70eba6c
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
28.4 km
UTC time
2025-05-22 15:28:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
Source
emsc
Coordinates
35.53760, 24.81770
Temperature
20.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28.4 km
Shallow
28.4 km
28.4 km — deeper than 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

Felt reports

6felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 25, 2025, 4:16 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Volcanoes nearby

  • Santorini
    Distance: 109 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 125 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 267 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 471 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · HER · LGIR
    39.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

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

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,912 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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