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M2.0 Earthquake near Crete, Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-02 19:49:22 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 2, 2025 at 19:49 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near Crete, Greece (Greece). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 31 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by NOA and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 79 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
7c27b7df86a4b8b8eb2c17bad22070bd821ea9ea
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
31.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-02 19:49:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Kretes
Source
noa
Coordinates
34.96765, 25.04334
Temperature
9.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 31.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 31.2 km
Shallow
31.2 km
31.2 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

  • Santorini
    Distance: 163 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 178 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 200 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 262 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 332 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · HER · LGIR
    43.2 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 · 4,950 Catalogue entries

Of 4,949 other entries for this area and period, 4,556 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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