Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 127 km depth23 May 22:32 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 2 minutes.23 May 22:32: Now using data updates from UOAI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 23, 2026 22:29:49 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, May 23, 2026, at 10:29 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.4Depth127 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.9834°N / 23.4206°EGreeceSeismic antipode37.9834°S / 156.579°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceUOA (University of Athens - Seismological Laboratory)Nearest volcanoAegina (27 km / 17 mi)Estimated seismic energy released7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.4 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoMay 23, 2026 22:29 GMT / May 23, 2026 10:29 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 37.9834 / 23.4206: Greece: 27.4 km W of AthensSource: UOAOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 123 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23029033',37.98340,23.42060,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.4, Greece: 27.4 km W of Athens',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 near the epicenter is Nea Peramos, a town with 8,300 inhabitants in Greece, in 2.5 km (1.6 mi) distance to the north, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry3 km (2 mi)N of epicenterNea Peramos(pop: 8,330)I: Not feltNomos Attikis, AtticaGreece7 km (4 mi)W of epicenterMegara(pop: 23,500)I: Not feltNomos Attikis, AtticaGreece7 km (4 mi)E of epicenterSalamina(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltNomos Piraios, AtticaGreece12 km (8 mi)NE of epicenterElefsina(pop: 24,900)I: Not feltNomos Attikis, AtticaGreece13 km (8 mi)E of epicenterPerama(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltNomos Piraios, AtticaGreece17 km (11 mi)NE of epicenterAspropyrgos(pop: 30,300)I: Not feltNomos Attikis, AtticaGreece18 km (11 mi)E of epicenterKeratsini(pop: 77,100)I: Not feltNomos Piraios, AtticaGreece20 km (12 mi)E of epicenterKorydallos(pop: 63,400)I: Not feltNomos Piraios, AtticaGreece20 km (13 mi)E of epicenterNikaia(pop: 89,400)I: Not feltNomos Piraios, AtticaGreece20 km (13 mi)E of epicenterPiraeus(pop: 163,700)I: Not feltNomos Attikis, AtticaGreece21 km (13 mi)E of epicenterAgia Varvara(pop: 26,600)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece22 km (14 mi)E of epicenterChaidari(pop: 45,600)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece23 km (14 mi)E of epicenterMoskhaton(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece23 km (14 mi)E of epicenterAigaleo(pop: 69,900)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece24 km (15 mi)E of epicenterPeristeri(pop: 140,000)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece24 km (15 mi)E of epicenterPetroupolis(pop: 59,000)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece24 km (15 mi)E of epicenterPetroúpolis(pop: 59,000)I: Not feltGreece25 km (15 mi)E of epicenterKallithea(pop: 100,600)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece25 km (16 mi)E of epicenterIlion(pop: 84,800)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece25 km (16 mi)E of epicenterPalaio Faliro(pop: 64,000)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece26 km (16 mi)E of epicenterNea Smyrni(pop: 73,100)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece26 km (16 mi)E of epicenterKamateron(pop: 28,400)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece27 km (17 mi)NE of epicenterAno Liosia(pop: 33,600)I: Not feltNomos Attikis, AtticaGreece27 km (17 mi)E of epicenterAthens(pop: 664,000)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece27 km (17 mi)E of epicenterAgioi Anargyroi(pop: 34,200)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece28 km (17 mi)E of epicenterAlimos(pop: 41,700)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece28 km (17 mi)E of epicenterAgios Dimitrios(pop: 71,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece29 km (18 mi)E of epicenterGalatsi(pop: 59,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece29 km (18 mi)E of epicenterVyronas(pop: 61,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece30 km (18 mi)NE of epicenterAcharnes(pop: 99,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Anatolikis Attikis, AtticaGreece30 km (19 mi)E of epicenterNea Ionia(pop: 67,100)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece30 km (19 mi)E of epicenterArgyroupoli(pop: 34,100)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece31 km (19 mi)E of epicenterZografos(pop: 71,000)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece31 km (19 mi)E of epicenterIlioupoli(pop: 78,200)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece31 km (19 mi)E of epicenterIrakleio(pop: 49,600)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece32 km (20 mi)SE of epicenterGlyfada(pop: 87,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece34 km (21 mi)E of epicenterChalandri(pop: 74,200)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece34 km (21 mi)E of epicenterMarousi(pop: 72,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece36 km (22 mi)E of epicenterKifissia(pop: 47,300)I: Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreece36 km (23 mi)E of epicenterAgia Paraskevi(pop: 59,700)I: Not feltNomarchia 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 GMT2026-05-23EpicenterAgency3.4127 km79 mi22:29:49.9427.4 km W of AthensUOA (University of Athens - Seismological Laboratory)4.0123 km77 mi22:29:48Southern Greece0.7 km (0.4 mi) epicenter difference with UOARaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4,200 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.65 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 9 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 98 quakes per year (or 8.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 995 quakes per year (or 83 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,000 quakes per year (or 10.9 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake