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M2.5 Earthquake near Municipality of Zacharo, Western Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-11-09 18:46:38 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
8.1 km
Source
EMSC

Western Greece · Municipality of Zacharo

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near Municipality of Zacharo, Western Greece (Greece) on November 9, 2026 at 18:46 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 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 29 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.1 km
Shallow
8.1 km
8.1 km — shallower than the regional average (14.2 km)
Regional average: 14.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

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Felt reports

2felt 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: Nov 9, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC · Last checked: Nov 13, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

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    48.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 124 Catalogue entries

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