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M1.8 Earthquake near Milea Municipal Unit, Epirus (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-10-12 02:42:07 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 12, 2026 at 02:42 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near Milea Municipal Unit, Epirus (Greece). With a focal depth of about 40 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 NOA and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 102 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.5.

Details

ID
1f9556e93d062f03507c177d8d536d0fb6efb57d
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
39.8 km
UTC time
2026-10-12 02:42:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
State
Epirus
City
Milea Municipal Unit
County
Ioannina Regional Unit
Village
Melia
Source
noa
Coordinates
39.83417, 21.21411
Temperature
7.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 39.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 39.8 km
Shallow
39.8 km
39.8 km — deeper than the regional average (14.3 km)
Regional average: 14.3 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: 307 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 448 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Ioannina King Pyrrhus National AirportGreece · IOA · LGIO
    36.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Epirus

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 137 Catalogue entries

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