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M2.7 Earthquake near Municipal Unit of Apollonioi, Ioanian Islands (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-08-13 14:38:32 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
14.7 km
Source
EMSC

Ioanian Islands · Municipal Unit of Apollonioi

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near Municipal Unit of Apollonioi, Ioanian Islands (Greece) on August 13, 2026 at 14:38 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 45 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.7 km
Shallow
14.7 km
14.7 km — close to 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.

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Felt reports

10felt 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: Aug 14, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 13, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

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    36.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Ioanian Islands

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 101 Catalogue entries

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