A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, was reported only 6 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter late at night on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026, at 11:57 pm 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 4.2 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS) at magnitude 4.4, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) at magnitude 4.4, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.6, The Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 4.3, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Paramythia (pop. 2,600) located 15 km from the epicenter, Eleousa (pop. 3,500) 22 km away, and Kardamitsia (pop. 3,200) 23 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Ioannina (pop. 65,600) located 24 km from the epicenter, Anatoli (pop. 9,800) 25 km away, Igoumenitsa (pop. 9,500) 29 km away, Arta (pop. 21,900) 59 km away, and Preveza (pop. 17,300) 72 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 24, 2026 09:57 pm (Universal Time) local time (24 Mar 2026 21:57 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 39.59°N / 20.58°E (Dimos Zitsa, Epirus, Greece)Primary data source: EMSC