Latest quakes in or near Lesvos Island, North Aegean, Greece - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 2.5 earthquake Aegean Sea - Izmir, Turkey - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.5 Aegean Sea - Izmir, Turkey - |
- 4 quakes above magnitude 2
- 8 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 19, 05:33 pm (Istanbul) | 2.5 17 km | Aegean Sea, 16 km west of Aliağa, Izmir, Turkey | Info | ||
Apr 19, 10:07 am (Istanbul) | 2.2 61 km | 24 km southeast of perugamon, Izmir, Turkey | Info | ||
Apr 19, 07:29 am (Athens) | 1.9 16 km | Greece: 19 Km WSW from Polichnitos | Info | ||
Apr 19, 05:36 am (Istanbul) | 1.3 13 km | Aegean Sea, 12 km east of Mitilini, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info | ||
Apr 19, 05:24 am (Athens) | 2.5 16 km | Aegean Sea, 59 km northwest of Castro, Chios, North Aegean, Greece | Info | ||
Apr 19, 04:22 am (GMT +3) | 2.2 14 km | Aegean Sea, 50 km southeast of Limnos Island, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece | Info | ||
Apr 19, 03:15 am (Istanbul) | 1.6 7 km | Turkey: Yenice (Çanakkale) | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 18, 01:44 am (Istanbul) | 2.2 16 km | 34 km northwest of Izmir, Izmir, Turkey | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 08:36 pm (Istanbul) | 2.3 8.6 km | Aegean Sea, 54 km southwest of Ezine, Canakkale, Turkey | Info | ||
Apr 16, 04:12 am (Istanbul) | 1.2 7.1 km | 34 km north of Manisa, Manisa, Turkey | Info | ||
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (7 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 12:52 am (Athens) | 1.9 6.4 km | Greece: Ege Denizi - [10.12 km] Ayvacık (Çanakkale) | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 0.56 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 5.7 quakes per year
- Mag. 3 or higher: 46 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 528 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 961 quakes per year (or 80 quakes per month)
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Lesvos Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece?
Lesvos has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 961 quakes on average per year in or near Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece. Lesvos has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 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 Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece?
On average, Lesvos has about 46 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
+When was the latest earthquake in Lesvos?
The last earthquake in Lesvos occurred 12 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.5:
A light magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea near Uzunada island, Turkey, in the afternoon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 5.33 pm local time (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 17.4 km (11 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in Lesvos in the past 7 days?
In the past 7 days, Lesvos has had 4 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 8 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
+What was the strongest quake in Lesvos in the past 7 days?
The strongest earthquake in Lesvos in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.5 and occurred 12 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea near Uzunada island, Turkey, in the afternoon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 5.33 pm local time (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 17.4 km (11 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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