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M2.0 Earthquake near AEGEAN SEA (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-05 14:33:35 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
12.8 km
Source
EMSC

Periphereia Anatolikes Makedonias kai Thrakes

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About this earthquake

On December 5, 2025 at 14:33 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near AEGEAN SEA (Greece). With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 78 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
89967c799bbf7d78d3f22cfe058cd981d8be091b
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
12.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-05 14:33:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Anatolikes Makedonias kai Thrakes
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.53490, 25.65700
Temperature
15.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.8 km
Shallow
12.8 km
12.8 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.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kula
    Distance: 328 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Methana
    Distance: 381 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 439 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 446 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 458 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 460 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Alexandroupoli Democritus AirportGreece · AXD · LGAL
    43.7 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

Greece

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, 4,861 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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