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M1.6 Earthquake near Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-14 08:55:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 14, 2025 at 08:55 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near Greece (Greece). With a focal depth of about 9 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.1.

Details

ID
8abb15f2fb54a0fdca30e1af2fb2be6bd3f98909
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-14 08:55:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Dytikes Elladas
Source
noa
Coordinates
38.40591, 21.74515
Temperature
14.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 km
9 km — shallower 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

  • Methana
    Distance: 164 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 391 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 392 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Patras Araxos Agamemnon AirportGreece · GPA · LGRX
    39.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

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

17 Sep 2025 – 17 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,966 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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