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Earthquakes near Athens today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Athens in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.3 49 km NW, 24 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Athens just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Athens, Attica, Greece and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 2 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M4.5 55 km NW, Sep 30, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M5.2 90 km NNW, Jun 7, 2026
- Past year count
- 25 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 49 km M4.3, Oct 1, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Athens
USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Athens in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 49 km NW of the city at Oct 1, 16:03 local time (24 days ago).
The average depth was about 10 km and 2 of 2 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Athens) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 16:03 | Oct 1, 13:03 UTC | M4.3 | 49 km NW | 10 km | 4 km S of Thívai, Greece |
| Sep 30, 08:20 | Sep 30, 05:20 UTC | M4.5 | 55 km NW | 10 km | 3 km W of Thívai, Greece |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Europe/Athens.
Largest earthquakes near Athens in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Athens in the past 12 months was M5.2 on Jun 7, 2026, 90 km NNW of the city (5 km SW of Mantoúdi, Greece).
With 25 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 2.1 a month), the area around Athens is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2026 | M5.2 | 90 km NNW | 15 km | 5 km SW of Mantoúdi, Greece |
| Jun 7, 2026 | M4.9 | 90 km NNW | 10 km | 4 km SW of Mantoúdi, Greece |
| Apr 28, 2026 | M4.8 | 134 km NNW | 7 km | 7 km W of Skiáthos, Greece |
| Dec 6, 2025 | M4.8 | 148 km W | 16 km | 7 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece |
| Jun 7, 2026 | M4.7 | 80 km NNW | 10 km | 12 km SW of Prokópi, Greece |
| Apr 28, 2026 | M4.7 | 139 km N | 10 km | 7 km NW of Skiáthos, Greece |
| Feb 16, 2026 | M4.6 | 115 km WSW | 66 km | 15 km E of Levídion, Greece |
| Sep 30, 2026 | M4.5 | 55 km NW | 10 km | 3 km W of Thívai, Greece |
| Aug 28, 2026 | M4.5 | 108 km SW | 86 km | 2 km E of Ástros, Greece |
| Nov 17, 2025 | M4.5 | 123 km NNE | 10 km | 29 km WNW of Skýros, Greece |
Was it felt in Athens?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.5 at 55 km, may have been felt lightly in Athens by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Athens in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 145 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).