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Latest quakes in the Eastern Mediterranean - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.4 earthquake Turkey, 41 km southeast of Muğla, Mugla -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.8 Eastern Mediterranean, 26 km southwest of Beykonak, Antalya - Mar 10, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 22:35 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in the Eastern Mediterranean in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in the Eastern Mediterranean, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, the Eastern Mediterranean has had 13 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.2.
Since 2024, the Eastern Mediterranean has had 1,631 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.8:
  • 13 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 120 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 794 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 704 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake Turkey, 41 km SE of Muğla, Mugla -
Strongest: Mag. 4.8 Earthquake Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, 26 km SW of Beykonak, Antalya -
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Latest quakes in the Eastern Mediterranean - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 08:58 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 17:58 GMT
1.4

7.2 km
Turkey, 41 km southeast of Muğla, Mugla Info
Mar 28, 08:52 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 17:52 GMT
1.6

14 km
Antalya, Turkey, 35 km southeast of Fethiye, Mugla Info
Mar 28, 08:52 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 17:52 GMT
1.9

7.1 km
Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, 74 km south of Fethiye, Mugla Info
Mar 28, 07:29 pm (GMT +2)
Mar 28, 17:29 GMT
2.7

13 km
Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, 99 km south of Mires, Heraklion, Crete Info
Mar 28, 05:40 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 14:40 GMT
1.8

4.9 km
Turkey: BUYUKECELI-GULNAR (MERSIN) Info
Mar 28, 04:58 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 13:58 GMT
1.3

7 km
Turkey: Akdeniz - İskenderun Körfezi - [09.44 km] Payas (Hatay) Info
Mar 28, 03:01 pm (Athens)
Mar 28, 12:01 GMT
2.5

10 km
Aegean Sea, Greece, 60 km northeast of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Info
Mar 28, 01:15 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 10:15 GMT
2.3

7.4 km
Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, 28 km west of Antioch, Hatay Info
Mar 28, 01:10 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 28, 10:10 GMT
1.5

29 km
Turkey: MAGARACIK-SAMANDAG (HATAY) Info
Mar 28, 11:38 am (GMT +2)
Mar 28, 09:38 GMT
3.2

15 km
Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, 138 km southeast of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete
I FELT IT
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (6 quakes)
Mar 28, 01:28 am (GMT +2)
Mar 27, 23:28 GMT
2.8

4.8 km
Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, 81 km south of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete
I FELT IT
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 1012 joules (1.37 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1183 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 8,100 quakes on average per year in the Eastern Mediterranean:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.82 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.72 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 9.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 127 quakes per year (or 10.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 982 quakes per year (or 82 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 4,900 quakes per year (or 13.4 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 7,900 quakes per year (or 21.7 quakes per day)
Eastern Mediterranean has a high level of seismic activity. Eastern Mediterranean has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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