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M1.5 Earthquake near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-30 00:42:12 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
13.8 km
Source
NOA

Periphereia Anatolikes Makedonias kai Thrakes

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About this earthquake

On December 30, 2025 at 00:42 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Greece Bulgaria Border Region (Greece). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 14 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 62 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.8.

Details

ID
e3e64fdbc2cb42632c8ddec4af4b047f7b0fc681
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
13.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-30 00:42:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Anatolikes Makedonias kai Thrakes
Source
noa
Coordinates
41.05545, 25.11612
Temperature
0.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13.8 km
Shallow
13.8 km
13.8 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.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kula
    Distance: 400 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Methana
    Distance: 412 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 488 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportGreece · KVA · LGKV
    44.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

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

16 Sep 2025 – 16 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,989 Catalogue entries

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