Latest quakes in or near Nisida Pontikonisi Island, Crete, Greece - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 2.0 earthquake Nomos Piraios - Attica, Greece - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.8 Eastern Mediterranean - Crete, Greece - Apr 23, 2024 - |
- 1 quake above magnitude 3
- 3 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 2, 10:31 am (Athens) | 2.0 5 km | Nomos Piraios, 210 km south of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece | Info | ||
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
May 2, 12:03 am (Athens) | 3.0 26 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 36 km west of Gavdos Island, Chania, Crete, Greece I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 1, 08:39 pm (Athens) | 2.0 40 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 46 km southwest of Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece | Info | ||
May 1, 01:24 pm (GMT +3) | 2.2 9.9 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 57 km west of Gavdos Island, Chania, Crete, Greece | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 30, 05:43 am (GMT +2) | 3.7 15 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 56 km southwest of Palaiochora, Chania, Crete, Greece I FELT IT | Info | ||
Monday, April 29, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 30, 12:21 am (Athens) | 1.2 27 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 33 km south of Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece | Info | ||
Sunday, April 28, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 29, 02:51 am (Athens) | 2.1 12 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 37 km northwest of Gavdos Island, Chania, Crete, Greece | Info | ||
Apr 28, 03:23 pm (GMT +3) | 2.7 29 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 58 km southwest of Antikythera Island, Attica, Greece | Info | ||
Friday, April 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 27, 12:10 am (GMT +3) | 2.1 20 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 39 km west of Palaiochora, Chania, Crete, Greece | Info | ||
Apr 26, 08:39 am (GMT +2) | 2.5 16 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 55 km southwest of Antikythera Island, Attica, Greece | Info | ||
Thursday, April 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 25, 09:56 am (Athens) | 2.4 13 km | Eastern Mediterranean, 48 km northwest of Gavdos Island, Chania, Crete, Greece | Info |
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Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.8 years)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 1.78 quakes per year
- Mag. 3 or higher: 17.9 quakes per year
- Mag. 2 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 123 quakes per year (or 10.2 quakes per month)
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Nisida Pontikonisi Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Nisida Pontikonisi, Crete, Greece?
Nisida Pontikonisi has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 122 quakes on average per year in or near Nisida Pontikonisi, Crete, Greece. Nisida Pontikonisi has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Nisida Pontikonisi, Crete, Greece?
On average, Nisida Pontikonisi has about 108 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year (Mag 3+: 17.9 quakes per year).
+When was the latest earthquake in Nisida Pontikonisi?
The last earthquake in Nisida Pontikonisi occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.0:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit 210 km (131 mi) away from Athens, Attica, Greece, in the morning of Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 10.31 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in Nisida Pontikonisi in the past 30 days?
In the past 30 days, Nisida Pontikonisi has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.8 and 3 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
+What was the strongest quake in Nisida Pontikonisi in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in Nisida Pontikonisi in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 9 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean near Gavdos island, Greece, in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 2.38 pm local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7 km (4.3 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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