Greece

M2.9 Earthquake near Periphereiake Enoteta Melou (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-11-19 17:29:00 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near Periphereiake Enoteta Melou (Greece) on November 19, 2025 at 17:29 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 60 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
2b380ab361bee1ba9508ce25eb058639630d9d7a
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-19 17:29:00 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Periphereiake Enoteta Melou
Source
noa
Coordinates
36.93298, 24.62244
Temperature
20.5°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
10 km — shallower 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Distance: 89 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Distance: 91 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Distance: 137 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Distance: 388 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Milos AirportGreece · MLO · LGML
    29.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Paros National AirportGreece · PAS · LGPA
    44.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-19

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

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Context for this earthquake

19 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,944 Catalogue entries

Of 4,943 other entries for this area and period, 1,056 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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