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M2.6 Earthquake near Municipal Unit of Avia, Peloponnese Region (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-08-02 05:29:05 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
12.2 km
Source
EMSC

Peloponnese Region · Municipal Unit of Avia

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About this earthquake

On August 2, 2026 at 05:29 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near Municipal Unit of Avia, Peloponnese Region (Greece). 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 event was recorded by EMSC. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 57 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.2 km
Shallow
12.2 km
12.2 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.

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Felt reports

6felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 2, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-23

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Peloponnese Region

Context for this earthquake

24 Sep 2025 – 23 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 121 Catalogue entries

Of 120 other entries for this area and period, 43 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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