Latest today See all | Mag. 3.6 earthquake Ionian Sea - Western Greece, Greece - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.9 27 km southeast of Plovdiv - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - |
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Jun 18, 03:51 pm (Athens) | 3.6 5 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 18, 02:42 pm (GMT +2) | 2.1 15 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 18, 03:36 pm (Athens) | 1.7 23 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 18, 03:29 pm (Athens) | 2.0 10 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 18, 03:19 pm (Athens) | 1.8 7.9 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the NW | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 18, 03:16 pm (Athens) | 2.1 32 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Jun 18, 02:59 pm (Athens) | 1.0 15 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 18, 02:30 pm (Athens) | 1.9 13 km | ![]() | Info | ||
Jun 18, 01:49 pm (Athens) | 2.5 165 km | ![]() | Info |
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Greece 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 23,000 quakes on average per year in Greece. Greece 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.
On average, Greece has about 1,800 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 193 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 13.7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Greece occurred 13 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.6:
A moderate magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred in the Ionian Sea near the coast of Western Greece, Greece, in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024 at 3.51 pm local time (Europe/Athens GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
In the past 24 hours, Greece has had 0 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 12 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 56 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Greece in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.9 and occurred 20 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit 27 km (17 mi) away from Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in the evening of Monday, Jun 17, 2024 at 8.24 pm local time (Europe/Sofia GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was felt widely in the area.
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