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M4.9 Earthquake near Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-06 20:48:14 UTC Local time: —
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M4.9 Earthquake near Greece (Greece) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.9 Earthquake near Greece (Greece) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 6, 2025 at 20:48 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Greece (Greece). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 34 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by INGV. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 77 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
d5869b93877bc26b67739d3c5cecd15531e73084
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
34.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-06 20:48:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Dytikes Elladas
Source
ingv
Coordinates
38.17790, 21.86460
Temperature
6.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34.2 km
Shallow
34.2 km
34.2 km — deeper 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

  • Methana
    Distance: 143 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 281 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 369 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 369 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 500 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Patras Araxos Agamemnon AirportGreece · GPA · LGRX
    38.5 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

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 868 Catalogue entries

Of 867 other entries for this area and period, 21 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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