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M2.5 Earthquake near Ammotopos, Periphereia Epeirou (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-04-29 19:55:22 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
15.0 km
Source
EMSC

Periphereia Epeirou · Ammotopos

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near Ammotopos, Periphereia Epeirou (Greece) on April 29, 2026 at 19:55 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 15 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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 90 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.4.

Details

ID
93d2e559bb38d30ce7e30f5b9fe9e191805f6e50
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-29 19:55:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
State
Periphereia Epeirou
City
Ammotopos
County
Periphereiake Enoteta Artas
Village
Ammotopos
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.25280, 20.92940

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 km — close to the regional average (14.5 km)
Regional average: 14.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

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Felt reports

5felt 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 29, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Aktion National AirportGreece · PVK · LGPZ
    39.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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Context for this earthquake

14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,999 Catalogue entries

Of 4,998 other entries for this area and period, 2,021 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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