Earthquake Details: southern Greece

8/17/2026, 2:37:47 PM

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near southern Greece on 8/17/2026 at 2:37:47 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -15.3 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Greece Peloponnese Kalamata (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-15.3 km

Significance0

Latitude36.6202

Longitude21.3162

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000495

Magnitude2.5

Updated:8/17/2026, 2:49:07 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 5:37:47 PM GMT+3
UTC: 8/17/2026, 2:37:47 PM UTC

-15.3 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.114 km SW of Rodotópi, GreeceBefore8/14/2026, 4:14:39 PM M3.2GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 12:42:07 AM M2.8southern GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 6:25:54 AM M3.0Crete, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 11:23:54 AM M2.6Aegean SeaBefore8/15/2026, 2:06:02 PM M3.0Crete, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 4:03:42 PM M3.0GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 4:10:39 PM M3.2Crete, GreeceBefore8/16/2026, 1:06:49 AM M3.0AlbaniaBefore8/16/2026, 9:39:48 AM M3.0GreeceBefore8/17/2026, 7:36:51 AM M2.8Crete, GreeceBefore8/17/2026, 12:31:40 PM M3.2GreeceBefore8/17/2026, 12:57:47 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 17, 2026, 02:49 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.