Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Preveza, Préveza, Epirus, Greece

A very shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported in the morning near Preveza, Préveza, Epirus, Greece.
According to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the quake hit on Friday, July 25th, 2025, at 8:31 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 2.9 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 3.0, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 3.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Komilio (pop. 40) located 2 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lefkada (pop. 8,700) located 17 km from the epicenter, Palairos (pop. 2,600) 28 km away, and Preveza (pop. 17,300) 31 km away. In Kandila (pop. 1,200, 33 km away), Vonitsa (pop. 4,700, 35 km away), Monastiraki (pop. 1,300, 36 km away), Ithaki (pop. 1,800, 41 km away), and Arta (pop. 21,900, 61 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 25, 2025 08:31 am (GMT +3) local time (25 Jul 2025 05:31 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 5.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.72°N / 20.57°E (Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece)
Primary data source: NOA
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