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M2.1 Earthquake near NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-10-26 22:24:42 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
11.9 km
Source
EMSC

NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.1 earthquake was recorded near NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY (Greece) on October 26, 2025 at 22:24 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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 78 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
5363520c681c9af7f8501a4c48f9d5139a483cd4
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
11.9 km
UTC time
2025-10-26 22:24:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.84390, 26.12440
Temperature
20.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.9 km
Shallow
11.9 km
11.9 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

  • Kula
    Distance: 210 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 264 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 267 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 279 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 279 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 281 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Mytilene International AirportGreece · MJT · LGMT
    47.4 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

Greece

Context for this earthquake

19 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,943 Catalogue entries

Of 4,942 other entries for this area and period, 4,187 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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