International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582991
Event time 2026-02-26 02:31:13 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 04:31:13 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 02:31:13 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 10 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status Automatic
Data provider National Observatory of Athensen GR

Location
Continent Europe
Country Greece
Administration area Peloponnese
Nearest settlement Kokkinogeia
Distance 23 km
Course SSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Yithion (60,72 km), Yithion (60,72 km)
Nearest airports
Kithira Airport (58,94 km), Kithira Airport (58,94 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
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.