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M4.3 Earthquake near 16 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece

UTC time: 2026-04-03 06:51:16 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

16 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece

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M4.3 Earthquake near 16 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 2026-04-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.3 Earthquake near 16 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 2026-04-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 3, 2026 at 06:51 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 16 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
e71b4266d1a122882dab9b861ae4842d9cfc8671
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-03 06:51:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
39.57490, 20.64160
Temperature
9.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Felt reports

10felt 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: Apr 3, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-29

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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