Magnitude 3.4 earthquake hits 41 km northwest of Amaliada, Greece, late at night

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Just 13 minutes ago, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck near Amaliada, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, Greece. The tremor was recorded late at night on Sunday, September 27th, 2026, at 11:10 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 24.10 km below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), which also listed it as a magnitude 3.4 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH), which recorded a magnitude of 3.2, and the Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA), which also recorded a magnitude of 3.2.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Planos (pop. 740), located 15 km from the epicenter; Gaitanion (pop. 1,900), 18 km away; Zakynthos (pop. 11,500), 19 km away; Vartholomio (pop. 3,100), 27 km away; Lechaina (pop. 3,700), 31 km away; and Gastouni (pop. 8,100), 31 km away. In Amaliada (pop. 16,800, 41 km away), Argostoli (pop. 9,800, 46 km away), and Pyrgos (pop. 22,400, 55 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 27, 2026 11:10 pm (GMT +3) local time (27 Sep 2026 20:10 GMT)Magnitude: 3.4Hypocenter depth: 24.10 kmEpicenter coordinates: 37.95°N / 20.92°E (Greece)Primary data source: EMSC