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M2.5 Earthquake near AEGEAN SEA (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-09-14 05:39:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near AEGEAN SEA (Greece) on September 14, 2025 at 05:39 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 78 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
a84966bb752105f2da6ff54a41f430f2a071654d
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-14 05:39:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.91280, 25.60150
Temperature
22.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 km
13 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

  • Methana
    Distance: 245 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 256 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 266 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 267 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 280 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 292 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

Greece

Context for this earthquake

21 Sep 2025 – 21 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,947 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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