International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1522164
Event time 2025-12-08 02:37:53 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 00:37:53 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-08 02:56:06 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 14.6 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country Greece
Administration area Crete
Nearest settlement Kato Selles
Distance 54 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Aegean Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Iraklion (67,21 km), Ayios Nikolaos (69,03 km)
Nearest airports
Santorini Airport (65,83 km), Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (66,41 km), Kasteli Airport (74,36 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Santorini volcano (68,20 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.