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M4.5 Earthquake near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-11-05 07:16:27 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
15.1 km
Source
NOA

Apokentromene Dioikese Makedonias - Thrakes

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M4.5 Earthquake near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece) · 2025-11-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.5 Earthquake near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece) · 2025-11-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On November 5, 2025 at 07:16 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by NOA and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
a9a166fb861ba8fdbccb1346fc22e7804302090a
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
15.1 km
UTC time
2025-11-05 07:16:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Apokentromene Dioikese Makedonias - Thrakes
Source
noa
Coordinates
41.18454, 24.75723
Temperature
13.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.1 km
Shallow
15.1 km
15.1 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: 415 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 432 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Milos
    Distance: 500 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportGreece · KVA · LGKV
    32.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-19

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

19 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 869 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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