Earthquake Details: Aegean Sea

8/15/2026, 2:06:02 PM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Aegean Sea on 8/15/2026 at 2:06:02 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -13.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Greece East Macedonia and Thrace Kavala (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-13.2 km

Significance0

Latitude40.3102

Longitude24.1127

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000548

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/15/2026, 2:59:17 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 5:06:02 PM GMT+3
UTC: 8/15/2026, 2:06:02 PM UTC

-13.2 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 11

M4.114 km SW of Rodotópi, GreeceBefore8/14/2026, 4:14:39 PM M3.2GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 12:42:07 AM M3.0western TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 3:33:20 AM M3.5western TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 3:42:14 AM M2.8southern GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 6:25:54 AM M3.2western TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 1:19:25 PM M2.5Republic Of North MacedoniaAfter8/15/2026, 2:10:25 PM M3.0GreeceAfter8/15/2026, 4:10:39 PM M3.0AlbaniaAfter8/16/2026, 9:39:48 AM M2.5western TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 10:01:55 AM M2.5western TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 12:56:08 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 02:59 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.