Latest See all | Mag. 2.2 earthquake 34 km northwest of Izmir - Izmir, Turkey - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.3 Aegean Sea - Canakkale, Turkey - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 18, 01:44 am (Istanbul) | 2.2 16 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the SE | 34 km northwest of Izmir, Izmir, Turkey | Info | |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 16, 08:36 pm (Istanbul) | 2.3 8.6 km | 45 km (28 mi) to the NW | Aegean Sea, 54 km southwest of Ezine, Canakkale, Turkey | Info | |
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 12:52 am (Athens) | 1.9 6.4 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the N | Greece: Ege Denizi - [10.12 km] Ayvacık (Çanakkale) | Info | |
Apr 15, 10:14 pm (Istanbul) | 2.0 7 km | 91 km (57 mi) to the E | 29 km north of perugamon, Izmir, Turkey | Info | |
Apr 15, 10:04 pm (Athens) | 1.3 13 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the NW | 2.8 km northeast of Eresos, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info | |
Apr 15, 09:25 pm (Athens) | 1.2 9.8 km | 85 km (53 mi) to the S | 8.6 km southwest of Castro, Chios, North Aegean, Greece | Info | |
Apr 15, 08:32 pm (Athens) | 1.5 6.3 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the NW | 47 km west of Mitilini, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info | |
Apr 15, 08:07 pm (Athens) | 1.6 6.8 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the NW | Greece: Ege Denizi, Midilli Adası (Lesvos) - [31.34 km] Ayvacık (Çanakkale) | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 14, 12:54 pm (Athens) | 2.3 15 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the W | Aegean Sea, 31 km southwest of Lesvos Island, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info | |
Apr 14, 07:16 am (Athens) | 2.1 16 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the W | Aegean Sea, 31 km southwest of Lesvos Island, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info | |
Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Apr 13, 10:04 pm (Athens) | 2.0 15 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the W | Aegean Sea, 19 km west of Polichnitos, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info |
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Polichnitos 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 1,500 quakes on average per year in or near Polichnitos, North Aegean, Greece. Polichnitos has had at least 18 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
The last earthquake in Polichnitos occurred 23 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.2:
A light magnitude 2.2 earthquake hit 34 km (21 mi) away from Izmir, Izmir, Turkey, in the early morning of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 1.44 am local time (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 16.4 km (10 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Polichnitos has had 7 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 14 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Polichnitos in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.3 and occurred 2 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea near Tenedos island, Turkey, in the evening of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 8.36 pm local time (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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