International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769069
Event time 2026-10-10 22:33:27 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-10 19:33:27 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-10 22:37:10 (UTC)
Magnitude 4
Depth 10 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 2
Possible effects A few people might notice movement if they are at rest and/or on the upper floors of tall buildings.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country Greece
Administration area South Aegean
Nearest settlement Agia Marina
Distance 19 km
Course WSW
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
Sitia (55,14 km), Sitia (55,14 km)
Nearest airports
Kasos Airport (19,04 km), Kasos Airport (19,04 km), Karpathos Airport (40,02 km), Karpathos Airport (40,02 km), Sitia Airport (57,94 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.