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M1.6 Earthquake near EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-07-10 03:46:13 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.6 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Greece) on July 10, 2025 at 03:46 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 53 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
537c06133c517818e54e5779a6613b2842cd3f88
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
13.3 km
UTC time
2025-07-10 03:46:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Apokentromene Dioikese Aigaiou
Source
emsc
Coordinates
35.97060, 28.15000
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13.3 km
Shallow
13.3 km
13.3 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

  • Nisyros
    Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 247 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 252 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 292 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Milos
    Distance: 342 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 466 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · RHO · LGRP
    48.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

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

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,923 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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