An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 occurred only 14 minutes ago 31 km southwest of Preveza, Greece, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter near Preveza, Préveza, Epirus, Greece, late at night on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, at 11:24 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) which listed the quake at magnitude 2.6 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 2.6, 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 Alatro (pop. 17) located 2 km from the epicenter. In Lefkada (pop. 8,700, 17 km away), Palairos (pop. 2,600, 24 km away), Kandila (pop. 1,200, 27 km away), Preveza (pop. 17,300, 31 km away), Monastiraki (pop. 1,300, 32 km away), Vonitsa (pop. 4,700, 33 km away), Ithaki (pop. 1,800, 37 km away), and Astakos (pop. 2,600, 42 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 1, 2026 11:24 pm (GMT +3) local time (1 Jul 2026 20:24 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.69°N / 20.64°E (Dimos Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece)Primary data source: NOA