A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Charakas in Laconia in the early hours of Monday, 29 June 2026. According to the automatic solution issued by Greece’s Geodynamic Institute, the tremor occurred at 01:08 local time, with its epicentre located 10 kilometres north of Charakas. The quake had a focal depth of 61.7 kilometres.
The seismic event was felt not only across Laconia but also in neighbouring Arcadia and other parts of the Peloponnese region.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a slightly lower magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale. Its analysis placed the epicentre approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Leonidio, a town in Arcadia.