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M2.1 Earthquake near Greece-Albania Border Region (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-10-09 05:10:27 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
32.6 km
Source
NOA

Apokentromene Dioikese Epeirou - Dytikes Makedonias

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About this earthquake

On October 9, 2025 at 05:10 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near Greece-Albania Border Region (Greece). With a focal depth of about 33 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 121 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
5d1252c7c6f3cafe6a1a76b6b53c8fde57a1a73f
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
32.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-09 05:10:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Apokentromene Dioikese Epeirou - Dytikes Makedonias
Source
noa
Coordinates
39.51279, 20.10819
Temperature
18.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 32.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 32.6 km
Shallow
32.6 km
32.6 km — deeper than 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: 351 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 430 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 446 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 453 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 461 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 462 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy

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Airports

  • Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · CFU · LGKR
    19.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,948 Catalogue entries

Of 4,947 other entries for this area and period, 4,365 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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