An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 occurred only 14 minutes ago 15 km northeast of Athens, Greece, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter near Athens, Nomarchía Athínas, Attica, Greece, early morning on Thursday, September 11th, 2025, at 1:39 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH), which listed it as a magnitude 2.6 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 2.7, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 2.6.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nea Erythraia (pop. 17,400) located 1 km from the epicenter, Kifissia (pop. 47,300) 3 km away, Marousi (pop. 72,300) 6 km away, Irakleio (pop. 49,600) 8 km away, Chalandri (pop. 74,200) 8 km away, Agia Paraskevi (pop. 59,700) 9 km away, Acharnes (pop. 99,300) 9 km away, Nea Ionia (pop. 67,100) 9 km away, and Athens (pop. 664,000) 15 km away. In Piraeus (pop. 163,700, 24 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 11, 2025 01:39 am (GMT +3) local time (10 Sep 2025 22:39 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.09°N / 23.84°E (Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece)Primary data source: NOA