Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 2 km depth8 Mar 03:34 UTC: First to report: UOA after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 8, 2026 03:32:32 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 03:32 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.2Depth2 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.7053°N / 20.5864°EEpirus, GreeceAlso near: Albania 18.9 km (12 mi) away | North Macedonia 132 km (82 mi) away | Italy 182 km (113 mi) awaySeismic antipode39.7053°S / 159.414°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUOA (University of Athens - Seismological Laboratory)Nearest volcanoVolos-Atalanti (204 km / 127 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.2 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoMar 8, 2026 03:32 GMT / Mar 8, 2026 03:32 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 39.7053 / 20.5864: Greece: 23.0 km W of IoanninaSource: UOADetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22784726',39.70530,20.58640,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 5.2, Greece: 23.0 km W of Ioannina',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in CreteNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Ioannina, a town with 66,000 inhabitants in Greece, in 23 km (14 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced moderate shaking there. In the capital of Greece, Athens, 333 km (207 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry23 km (14 mi)E of epicenterIoannina(pop: 65,600)V: ModerateEpirusGreece35 km (22 mi)SW of epicenterIgoumenitsa(pop: 9,500)IV: LightNomos Thesprotias, EpirusGreece53 km (33 mi)W of epicenterSarande(pop: 22,600)IV: LightBashkia Sarande, Qarku i VloresAlbania70 km (43 mi)SE of epicenterArta(pop: 21,900)IV: LightNomos Artas, EpirusGreece82 km (51 mi)NW of epicenterTepelene(pop: 12,000)IV: LightBashkia Tepelene, Qarku i GjirokastresAlbania83 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterGrevena(pop: 10,600)IV: LightWest MacedoniaGreece85 km (53 mi)S of epicenterPreveza(pop: 17,300)IV: LightNomos Prevezis, EpirusGreece103 km (64 mi)E of epicenterTrikala(pop: 61,700)III: WeakThessalyGreece103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterKorce(pop: 58,300)III: WeakBashkia Korce, Qarku i KorcesAlbania121 km (75 mi)E of epicenterKarditsa(pop: 32,800)III: WeakNomos Kardhitsas, ThessalyGreece122 km (76 mi)NE of epicenterKozani(pop: 36,500)III: WeakWest MacedoniaGreece124 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterBerat(pop: 62,200)III: WeakQarku i BeratitAlbania127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterVlore(pop: 115,300)III: WeakBashkia Vlore, Qarku i VloresAlbania129 km (80 mi)NE of epicenterPtolemaida(pop: 30,000)III: WeakNomos Kozanis, West MacedoniaGreece133 km (83 mi)N of epicenterPogradec(pop: 46,100)III: WeakQarku i KorcesAlbania139 km (86 mi)NE of epicenterFlorina(pop: 17,700)III: WeakWest MacedoniaGreece140 km (87 mi)SE of epicenterAgrinio(pop: 46,900)III: WeakAitoloakarnania, West GreeceGreece143 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterFier(pop: 56,300)III: WeakQarku i FieritAlbania157 km (98 mi)E of epicenterLarisa(pop: 146,900)III: WeakNomos Larisis, ThessalyGreece161 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterBitola(pop: 69,300)III: WeakBitolaNorth Macedonia162 km (101 mi)N of epicenterElbasan(pop: 100,900)III: WeakQarku i ElbasanitAlbania163 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterNaousa(pop: 19,900)III: WeakNomos Imathias, Central MacedoniaGreece165 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterVeroia(pop: 44,500)III: WeakNomos Imathias, Central MacedoniaGreece174 km (108 mi)NE of epicenterEdessa(pop: 18,700)III: WeakNomos Pellis, Central MacedoniaGreece175 km (109 mi)E of epicenterKaterini(pop: 53,300)III: WeakNomos Pierias, Central MacedoniaGreece183 km (113 mi)SE of epicenterLamia(pop: 52,000)III: WeakNomos Fthiotidos, Central GreeceGreece190 km (118 mi)SE of epicenterPátrai(pop: 168,000)III: WeakAchaea, West GreeceGreece192 km (119 mi)N of epicenterTirana(pop: 418,500)III: WeakBashkia Tirane, TiranaAlbania196 km (122 mi)NE of epicenterGiannitsa(pop: 27,800)III: WeakNomos Pellis, Central MacedoniaGreece204 km (127 mi)E of epicenterNea Ionia(pop: 32,700)III: WeakNomos Magnisias, ThessalyGreece206 km (128 mi)E of epicenterVolos(pop: 86,000)III: WeakNomos Magnisias, ThessalyGreece223 km (139 mi)NE of epicenterKalamaria(pop: 91,500)III: WeakThessaloniki, Central MacedoniaGreece225 km (140 mi)NE of epicenterEvosmos(pop: 74,700)III: WeakThessaloniki, Central MacedoniaGreece225 km (140 mi)NE of epicenterThessaloniki(pop: 317,800)III: WeakCentral MacedoniaGreece227 km (141 mi)NE of epicenterSykies(pop: 45,000)III: WeakThessaloniki, Central MacedoniaGreece227 km (141 mi)NE of epicenterStavroupoli(pop: 46,000)III: WeakThessaloniki, Central MacedoniaGreece227 km (141 mi)NE of epicenterPylaia(pop: 34,600)III: WeakThessaloniki, Central MacedoniaGreece227 km (141 mi)NE of epicenterPolichni(pop: 56,700)III: WeakThessaloniki, Central MacedoniaGreece265 km (164 mi)N of epicenterSkopje(pop: 474,900)III: WeakGrad SkopjeNorth Macedonia333 km (207 mi)SE of epicenterAthens(pop: 664,000)II: Very weakNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreeceNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-8EpicenterAgency5.22 km1.2 mi03:32:32.5223.0 km W of IoanninaUOA (University of Athens - Seismological Laboratory)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 16 km2 (6 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 7 km (4 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 8, 2026 03:32 am (Universal Time)2 minutes ago5.22 km0 km - This quakeGreece: 23.0 km W of IoanninaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,300 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.9 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 10.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 63 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 580 quakes per year (or 48 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake