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M2.7 Earthquake near Regional Unit of Islands, Attica (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-07-29 19:07:14 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
12.9 km
Source
EMSC

Attica · Regional Unit of Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near Regional Unit of Islands, Attica (Greece) on July 29, 2026 at 19:07 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Greece: 90 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.9 km
Shallow
12.9 km
12.9 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.

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Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 29, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

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

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

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Attica

Context for this earthquake

19 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 31 Catalogue entries

Of 30 other entries for this area and period, 3 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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