Latest quakes in or around the Aegean Sea in the past 24 hours on Saturday, May 4, 2024 - list, stats and map
Latest today See all | Mag. 2.3 earthquake Aegean Sea - Crete, Greece - |
Latest felt | Mag. 2.1 earthquake Aegean Sea - 25 km northwest of Nisi Makronisos Island, Greece - |
Strongest today | Mag. 2.9 Aegean Sea - Crete, Greece - |
- 10 quakes above magnitude 2
- 21 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 4, 03:23 am (Athens) | 2.3 22 km | Aegean Sea, 61 km northeast of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece | Info | ||
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May 4, 02:47 am (Athens) | 1.2 19 km | Aegean Sea, 32 km northwest of Chalcis, Euboea, Central Greece, Greece | Info | ||
May 4, 02:39 am (Athens) | 2.3 15 km | Aegean Sea, 16 km northeast of Kalymnos Island, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece | Info | ||
May 4, 12:59 am (Athens) | 1.2 18 km | Nomos Voiotias, Central Greece, 45 km northwest of Athens, Greece | Info | ||
May 4, 12:58 am (Istanbul) | 1.7 7 km | Turkey: Marmara Denizi - [06.24 km] Şarköy (Tekirdağ) | Info | ||
May 4, 12:55 am (Athens) | 1.3 14 km | Euboea, Central Greece, 60 km southeast of Volos, Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece | Info | ||
May 4, 12:53 am (Istanbul) | 1.5 10.7 km | 3.1 km south of Bayındır, Izmir, Turkey | Info | ||
May 3, 10:49 pm (Athens) | 2.0 21 km | Nomos Voiotias, Central Greece, 38 km northwest of Athens, Greece | Info | ||
May 3, 09:11 pm (Athens) | 2.1 14 km | Aegean Sea, Attica, 25 km northwest of Nisi Makronisos Island, Greece 2 reports | Info | ||
May 3, 08:37 pm (Athens) | 2.6 12 km | East Attika, 23 km southeast of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | ||
May 3, 08:12 pm (Athens) | 1.4 8.5 km | East Attika, 22 km southeast of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.93 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 6.4 quakes per year
- Mag. 4 or higher: 85 quakes per year (or 7.1 quakes per month)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 935 quakes per year (or 78 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 6,800 quakes per year (or 18.5 quakes per day)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 15,000 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per day)
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Aegean Sea Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or around the Aegean Sea?
Aegean Sea has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 16,000 quakes on average per year in or around the Aegean Sea. Aegean Sea has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or around the Aegean Sea?
On average, Aegean Sea has about 935 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 85 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 6.4 quakes per year).
+When was the latest earthquake in or around the Aegean Sea?
The last earthquake in or around the Aegean Sea occurred 15 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.3:
A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea near Crete island, Greece, in the early morning of Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 3.23 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 22 km (14 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in or around the Aegean Sea in the past 24 hours?
In the past 24 hours, the Aegean Sea region has had 10 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 21 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
+What was the strongest quake in or around the Aegean Sea in the past 24 hours?
The strongest earthquake in or around the Aegean Sea in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 2.9 and occurred 20 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea near Crete island, Greece, in the morning of Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7.50 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 13.5 km (8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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