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M1.2 Earthquake near AEGEAN SEA

UTC time: 2025-11-16 01:23:05 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
11.0 km
Source
EMSC

AEGEAN SEA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.2 earthquake was recorded near AEGEAN SEA on November 16, 2025 at 01:23 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
4adf7acc6ed5bcea10cad43875cc20c9a3c598c8
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-16 01:23:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.96300, 25.73910
Temperature
15.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 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

  • Kula
    Distance: 285 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Methana
    Distance: 334 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 380 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 383 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 395 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 397 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Limnos AirportGreece · LXS · LGLM
    43.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-04

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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