International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1774354
Event time 2026-10-18 05:26:33 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-18 02:26:33 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-18 05:40:10 (UTC)
Magnitude 2
Depth 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 South Aegean
Nearest settlement Mastichari
Distance 7 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
Kalimnos (13,20 km), Kalimnos (13,20 km), Limin Kos (26,02 km), Limin Kos (26,02 km), Lakki (36,12 km)
Nearest airports
Kos Airport (8,94 km), Kos Airport (8,94 km), Kalymnos Airport (15,61 km), Kalymnos Airport (15,61 km), Leros Airport (43,14 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Yali volcano (21,62 km), Kos volcano (22,14 km), Nisyros volcano (30,67 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.