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M2.2 Earthquake near Greece-Albania Border Region

UTC time: 2026-03-12 15:06:24 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
13.9 km
Source
NOA

Greece-Albania Border Region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near Greece-Albania Border Region on March 12, 2026 at 15:06 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 14 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA.

Details

ID
706724546f8b0c5436f3bd9bcfc3b17e558c7681
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
13.9 km
UTC time
2026-03-12 15:06:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
noa
Coordinates
39.58878, 20.65384
Temperature
8.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13.9 km
Shallow
13.9 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: 320 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 461 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 477 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 494 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 500 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ioannina King Pyrrhus National AirportGreece · IOA · LGIO
    18.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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