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M2.9 Earthquake near GREECE

UTC time: 2026-04-24 01:59:39 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
8.0 km
Source
EMSC

GREECE

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near GREECE on April 24, 2026 at 01:59 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
aaf810f408edd8635264fde4494807ab3a68c957
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-24 01:59:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.60400, 20.01920
Temperature
13.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 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: 363 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 424 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 441 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 445 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 456 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 457 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · CFU · LGKR
    9.2 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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