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Latest quakes in or near Lesvos Island, North Aegean, Greece - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.4 earthquake Greece, Lesvos, North Aegean -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.2 Aegean Sea, 26 km south of Tenedos Island, Canakkale - Mar 1, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:05 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Lesvos, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Lesvos in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, Lesvos has had 96 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.2:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 25 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 69 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake Greece, 39 km NW of Mitilini, Lesvos, North Aegean -
Strongest: Mag. 3.2 Earthquake Aegean Sea, Turkey, 26 km S of Tenedos Island, Canakkale -
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Latest quakes in or near Lesvos Island, North Aegean, Greece - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 26, 10:13 am (Athens)
Mar 26, 08:13 GMT
1.4

7 km
Greece, 39 km northwest of Mitilini, Lesvos, North Aegean Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 08:50 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 25, 17:50 GMT
1.7

7.1 km
Turkey, 30 km southwest of Ezine, Canakkale Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 04:48 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 23, 13:48 GMT
1.5

15 km
Aegean Sea, Turkey, 31 km northwest of Aliağa, Izmir Info
Mar 23, 04:47 am (Athens)
Mar 23, 01:47 GMT
1.5

6.8 km
Aegean Sea, Greece, 10.4 km southwest of Eresos, Lesvos, North Aegean Info
Mar 23, 04:21 am (Athens)
Mar 23, 01:21 GMT
1.2

6.9 km
Greece: Ege Denizi - [43.56 km] Ayvacık (Çanakkale) Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 21, 10:10 pm (Athens)
Mar 21, 20:10 GMT
2.0

14 km
Aegean Sea, Greece, 30 km south of Lesvos Island, Lesvos, North Aegean Info
Mar 21, 06:55 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 21, 15:55 GMT
1.5

7.1 km
Aegean Sea, Canakkale, Turkey, 35 km northwest of Ayvalik, Balikesir Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 19, 03:26 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 19, 12:26 GMT
1.0

10 km
Turkey: Ayvalık (Balıkesir) Info
Mar 19, 03:53 am (Istanbul)
Mar 19, 00:53 GMT
1.3

14 km
Turkey: 26 Km NNW from Mithimna Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 16, 08:27 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 16, 17:27 GMT
1.6

9.2 km
Turkey: Ege Denizi - [12.84 Km] Ayvacık (Çanakkale) Info
Mar 16, 06:16 pm (Istanbul)
Mar 16, 15:16 GMT
1.6

10.1 km
Turkey: Ege Denizi - [09.83 Km] Ayvacık (Çanakkale) Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2 x 1010 joules (3.29 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.83 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 963 quakes on average per year in or near Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece:
  • 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: 47 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 531 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 964 quakes per year (or 80 quakes per month)
Lesvos has a very high level of seismic activity. 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.

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