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M2.6 Earthquake near Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ioanian Islands (Greece)

UTC time: 2026-06-16 20:22:56 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.1 km
Source
EMSC

Ioanian Islands · Kefallonia Regional Unit

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ioanian Islands (Greece) on June 16, 2026 at 20:22 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 105 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.1 km
Shallow
10.1 km
10.1 km — shallower than the regional average (14.5 km)
Regional average: 14.5 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

2felt 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: Jun 16, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kefallinia AirportGreece · EFL · LGKF
    31.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Ioanian Islands

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 62 Catalogue entries

Of 61 other entries for this area and period, 15 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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