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M2.3 Earthquake near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 09:54:17 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 27, 2025 at 09:54 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece). With a focal depth of about 3 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 74 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
cd3013aeb31fb9307d66ff1d4336e65bd2d19d77
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
3.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 09:54:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.19000, 23.25000
Temperature
20.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 3 km
Shallow
3 km
3 km — shallower than 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

  • Milos
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 159 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 194 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 203 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 352 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kithira AirportGreece · KIT · LGKC
    22.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,946 Catalogue entries

Of 4,945 other entries for this area and period, 2,936 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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