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M2.6 Earthquake near GREECE (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-10-12 10:30:20 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
15.0 km
Source
EMSC

Apokentromene Dioikese Epeirou - Dytikes Makedonias

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near GREECE (Greece) on October 12, 2025 at 10:30 UTC. With a focal depth of about 15 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 EMSC. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 119 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
23d4d8183c1f85133e01da6428a991db17802043
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-12 10:30:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Apokentromene Dioikese Epeirou - Dytikes Makedonias
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.67200, 20.37100
Temperature
19.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 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: 344 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 455 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 472 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 475 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy
  • Milos
    Distance: 485 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Lipari
    Distance: 487 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,948 Catalogue entries

Of 4,947 other entries for this area and period, 1,668 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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