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M3.1 Earthquake near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 04:08:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
99.7 km
Source
EMSC

Apokentromene Dioikese Peloponnesou, Dytikes Elladas kai Ioniou

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M3.1 Earthquake near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece) · 2025-08-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.1 Earthquake near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece) · 2025-08-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.1 earthquake was recorded near SOUTHERN GREECE (Greece) on August 26, 2025 at 04:08 UTC. At around 100 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 61 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
ef755e6e9ba79fa0acca13b1618839329fd67147
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
99.7 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 04:08:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Apokentromene Dioikese Peloponnesou, Dytikes Elladas kai Ioniou
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.64560, 21.02400
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 99.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 99.7 km
Intermediate
99.7 km
99.7 km — deeper than the regional average (14.4 km)
Regional average: 14.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Methana
    Distance: 203 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 320 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 412 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 415 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · ZTH · LGZA
    17.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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

21 Sep 2025 – 21 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 863 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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