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M2.6 Earthquake near Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-08 01:03:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Greece) on December 8, 2025 at 01:03 UTC. At around 143 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by NOA. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 80 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
5db78316c7be8495789c69976d20c1376c05ec63
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
142.7 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 01:03:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
Source
noa
Coordinates
36.61835, 26.57318
Temperature
16.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 142.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 142.7 km
Intermediate
142.7 km
142.7 km — deeper than the regional average (14.4 km)
Regional average: 14.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nisyros
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 98 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 108 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 191 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 277 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Methana
    Distance: 308 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Astypalaia AirportGreece · JTY · LGPL
    18.1 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

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Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,951 Catalogue entries

Of 4,950 other entries for this area and period, 1,844 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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