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M2.4 Earthquake near Kourenta, Epirus (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-07-02 03:21:54 UTC Local time: —

Magnitude

M2.4

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: NOA

Epirus · Kourenta

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About this earthquake

On July 2, 2026 at 03:21 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near Kourenta, Epirus (Greece). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by NOA and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 69 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

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Magnitude

M2.4

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2026-07-02 03:21:54 UTC

Local time

—

Country

Greece

State

Epirus

City

Kourenta

County

Ioannina Regional Unit

Village

Kourenta

Source

noa

Coordinates

39.65968, 20.60227

Temperature

18.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

10 km — shallower than the regional average (14.6 km)

Regional average: 14.6 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

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Stromboli Activity reported

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Palinuro

Distance: 495 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

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

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Epirus

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 119 Catalogue entries

Of 118 other entries for this area and period, 70 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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