Latest quakes in or near the Cyclades - list, stats and map
| Latest See all | Mag. 2.1 earthquake Euboea - 58 km northeast of Athens, Greece - |
| Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.4 Aegean Sea - South Aegean, Greece - |
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 06:37 GMT -
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Find all latest earthquakes in or near the Cyclades in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near the Cyclades, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near the Cyclades in the past 24 hours.
There have been 0 quakes of magnitude 3.0+ in or near the Cyclades in the past 30 days.
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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 30 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (17 quakes):
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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| Apr 17, 04:01 am (Athens) | 2.1 14 km | 76 km (47 mi) to the NW |  Euboea, Central Greece, 58 km northeast of Athens, Greece | Info | |
| Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 15, 08:28 am (Athens) | 3.4 15 km | 96 km (60 mi) to the SE | Aegean Sea, 26 km southwest of Amorgos Island, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece I FELT IT | Info | |
| Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 14, 12:14 pm (Athens) | 2.7 8.4 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the SE | Aegean Sea, 17 km southeast of Heraklia Island, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece I FELT IT | Info | |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 11, 07:46 am (Athens) | 2.1 20 km | 82 km (51 mi) to the NW | East Attika, 25 km northeast of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece | Info | |
| Sunday, April 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 7, 11:34 am (Athens) | 2.3 13 km | 78 km (48 mi) to the NW | East Attika, 16 km east of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece 2 reports | Info | |
| Thursday, April 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 4, 09:08 pm (Athens) | 2.1 5 km | 75 km (47 mi) to the NW | Aegean Sea | Info | |
| Wednesday, April 3, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
| Apr 4, 02:44 am (Athens) | 2.1 67 km | 89 km (55 mi) to the NW | Greece: 4 Km ENE from Kifisia | Info | |
| Apr 3, 05:21 pm (Athens) | 2.9 77 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the SW | Aegean Sea, 10.1 km west of Sifnos Island, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece | Info | |
| Apr 3, 05:23 am (Athens) | 2.0 12 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the NW | 13 Km ESE from Zarakes | Info | |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 2, 08:07 pm (Athens) | 2.4 10.2 km | 78 km (48 mi) to the NW | 10 Km ESE from Zarakes | Info | |
| Monday, April 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 1, 02:10 pm (Athens) | 2.5 84 km | 97 km (60 mi) to the NW | Greece | Info | |
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2 x 1010 joules (3.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.93 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 19.1 quakes on average per year in or near the Cyclades:
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4 years)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 9.2 quakes per year
- Mag. 2 or higher: 17.1 quakes per year
- Mag. 1 or higher: 18.6 quakes per year
Cyclades has a high level of seismic activity. Cyclades has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.
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Cyclades Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near the Cyclades?
Cyclades has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 19.1 quakes on average per year in or near the Cyclades. Cyclades has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near the Cyclades?
On average, Cyclades has about 17.1 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year.
+When was the latest earthquake in or near the Cyclades?
The last earthquake in or near the Cyclades occurred 2 days ago and had a magnitude of 2.1:
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit 58 km (36 mi) away from Athens, Attica, Greece, in the early morning of Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 at 4.01 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 14 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in or near the Cyclades in the past 30 days?
There have been 0 quakes of magnitude 3.0+ in or near the Cyclades in the past 30 days.
+What was the strongest quake in or near the Cyclades in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in or near the Cyclades in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.4 and occurred 4 days ago:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea near Amorgos island, Greece, in the morning of Monday, Apr 15, 2024 at 8.28 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 15 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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