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M2.9 Earthquake near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-12-12 15:51:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece) on December 12, 2025 at 15:51 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 54 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.1.

Details

ID
eee1d7539cdf4e0c15d0007c2a55d8760956b361
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 15:51:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Periphereia Dytikes Elladas
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.40000, 21.66000
Temperature
11.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
8 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

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: Dec 13, 2025, 6:58 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Volcanoes nearby

  • Methana
    Distance: 150 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 350 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 353 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 496 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kalamata AirportGreece · KLX · LGKL
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

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

17 Sep 2025 – 17 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,964 Catalogue entries

Of 4,963 other entries for this area and period, 939 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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