Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Greece: latest news, today and the last 30 days
Greece is the most seismically active country in Europe, driven by the Hellenic subduction zone in the Aegean. Offshore quakes are common and the region has a long recorded history of strong shaking.
Updated 2026-10-21 01:45 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Greece
The most notable recent events in Greece, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 3.8 near Makry-Gialos, Greece
depth 10.0 km · CRETE, GREECE
- M 3.9 near Kalamata, Greece
depth 5.0 km · 5 km W of Pýlos, Greece
- M 4.6 near Argostólion, Greece
Felt by 6 people · community intensity IV (light) · depth 10.0 km · 6 km NNE of Sámi, Greece
Greece earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Greece
46 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 55 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 5.
The largest was M4.6 on October 16, 6 km NNE of Sámi, Greece, 10.0 km deep, and 6 people reported feeling it.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
Map of recent earthquakes in Greece and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
236 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ recorded in Greece and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 227 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 2.5 27 km NE of Palaióchora, Greece
M 2.5 17 km NE of Oítilon, Greece
M 2.8 21 km NW of Marmara Ereğlisi, Türkiye
M 2.6 54 km N of Emporeío, Greece
M 2.7 39 km N of Adámas, Greece
M 3.7 21 km NW of Argási, Greece
M 3.4 23 km NW of Argási, Greece
M 3.8 CRETE, GREECE
M 3.9 5 km W of Pýlos, Greece
M 2.5 13 km ESE of Préveza, Greece
M 2.7 11 km E of Nidhríon, Greece
M 3.5 8 km SW of Rafína, Greece
M 2.5 23 km NE of Amorgós, Greece
M 2.7 34 km SSW of Sitia, Greece
M 2.5 10 km ESE of Folói, Greece
M 2.7 4 km SSW of Brataj, Albania
M 2.6 7 km W of Buharkent, Türkiye
M 3.0 20 km S of Astypálaia, Greece
M 2.5 47 km ENE of Palaióchora, Greece
M 3.0 1 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece
M 2.5 8 km NW of Límni, Greece
M 3.0 38 km S of Sitia, Greece
M 3.2 3 km S of Amfilochía, Greece
M 2.7 7 km N of Polis-Gostimë, Albania
M 2.5 6 km ESE of Žitoše, North Macedonia
M 2.6 11 km NNE of Rodotópi, Greece
M 2.9 9 km ESE of Dodóni, Greece
M 2.5 20 km SE of Pyrgíon, Greece
M 4.6 6 km NNE of Sámi, GreeceFelt · 6
M 2.5 4 km NNW of Dardhas, Albania
M 2.7 46 km SE of Psará, Greece
M 2.7 17 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 3.2 23 km NE of Kéfalos, Greece
M 2.8 4 km NNE of Gönen, Türkiye
M 3.4 4 km N of Gönen, Türkiye
M 2.5 9 km NE of Prokópi, Greece
M 3.3 4 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece
M 3.2 11 km N of Asopós, Greece
M 2.5 5 km S of Skópelos, Greece
M 2.5 16 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.5 4 km E of Petalídi, Greece
M 2.8 58 km NE of Megálo Chorió, Greece
M 2.5 16 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece
M 2.9 22 km WNW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece
M 2.9 21 km NW of Gennadi, Greece
M 2.5 15 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.9 5 km WNW of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.8 7 km WNW of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.5 6 km N of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.6 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA
M 2.8 15 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.6 15 km N of Líndos, Greece
M 2.8 56 km ENE of Palaióchora, Greece
M 2.5 21 km NNE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Türkiye
M 2.8 9 km E of Karyes, Greece
M 2.6 22 km NNW of Pýrgos, Greece
M 3.1 29 km E of Fry, Greece
M 2.8 11 km W of Kréstena, Greece
M 2.5 12 km WNW of Psará, Greece
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Greece today?
Yes — 5 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The most recent was M2.5 near Pýrgos, Greece, 7 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Greece get?
236 of magnitude 2.5 or above in the last 30 days, 46 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Greece?
Magnitude 4.6 on October 16, 2026, 6 km NNE of Sámi, Greece, at a depth of 10.0 km. 6 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Greece?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 151.5 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Greece?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Greece, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Greece since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Greece monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.2 | 61 km W of Eresós, Greece | December 19, 1981 | 10.0 km |
| M 7.0 | 26 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece | January 17, 1983 | 14.3 km |
| M 7.0 | 13 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece | October 30, 2020 | 21.0 km |
| M 7.0 | 55 km S of Mýrina, Greece | February 19, 1968 | 10.7 km |
| M 6.9 | 35 km S of Methóni, Greece | February 14, 2008 | 29.0 km |
| M 6.9 | 21 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece | May 24, 2014 | 6.4 km |
| M 6.8 | 6 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece | March 31, 1965 | 60.7 km |
| M 6.8 | 12 km WNW of Karacabey, Turkey | October 6, 1964 | 19.3 km |
| M 6.8 | 10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey | March 28, 1969 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.8 | 39 km NW of Mýrina, Greece | August 6, 1983 | 2.4 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Greece, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.