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M1.7 Earthquake near Southern Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-01 22:08:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 1, 2025 at 22:08 UTC, a magnitude M1.7 earthquake occurred near Southern Greece (Greece). 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 data is provided by NOA and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: 75 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Details

ID
54ab41d77d11600d84a777cee3d07baff981ca5f
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
12.7 km
UTC time
2025-12-01 22:08:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Peloponnesou
Source
noa
Coordinates
37.35580, 21.71677
Temperature
10.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.7 km
Shallow
12.7 km
12.7 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

  • Methana
    Distance: 146 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 252 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 344 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 347 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 491 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kalamata AirportGreece · KLX · LGKL
    42.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,948 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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