Greece Earthquake Today — Live Map & Recent Quakes

Track Greece earthquake today in real time with live map data and latest tremors updated every 60s from USGS. Greece is the most seismically active country in Europe, with numerous earthquakes each year.

Quakes Today

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Past 7 Days

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Strongest (7d)

M4.8

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Live Greece Earthquake Map

Earthquakes in Greece

1 events · Past 7 Days

  • M4.8

    17 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece

    34 km deep

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    4d ago

Seismic Hazard Profile

About Earthquake Activity in Greece

Greece is the undisputed seismic champion of Europe, absorbing over 50% of the entire continent's seismic energy. Greece's islands, peninsulas, and coastal waters experience tens of thousands of earthquakes annually, making earthquake engineering and building codes paramount for public safety.

Why does Greece experience earthquakes?

Greece occupies a pivotal position on the Aegean Sea Plate, which is moving southwestward at roughly 35 millimeters per year relative to Eurasia. Directly to the south, the African Plate subducts beneath Greece along the Hellenic Arc (spanning from the Ionian Islands through Crete to Rhodes). This subduction produces deep and powerful intermediate earthquakes, while back-arc crustal extension across the Gulf of Corinth and central Greece generates hundreds of active normal faults responsible for shallow, highly localized earthquakes directly near historic population centers.

Key Facts About Greece Seismicity

Seismic Risk Level
Very HighHazard Zone
Population Exposed

~10.4 million

Primary Seismology Agency

NOA-IG

National Observatory of Athens (Institute of Geodynamics)

Major Faults & Trenches
  • Hellenic Subduction Arc
  • Gulf of Corinth Rift Faults
  • North Aegean Trough
  • Cephalonia Transform Fault
Tectonic Setting

African Plate subducting beneath the Aegean Microplate along the Hellenic Arc

Notable Historic Quakes
  • 1953 Ionian Islands (Cephalonia) SequenceM7.2
  • 1999 Athens EarthquakeM6.0
  • 2020 Samos-Aegean EarthquakeM7.0
FAQ · Greece

Frequently Asked Questions About Earthquakes in Greece

Expert answers to common questions about seismic risks, fault lines, and earthquake activity in Greece.

Check our live map above for tremors in Greece, the Aegean Sea, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. Greece is the most seismically active nation in Europe.

Greece sits at the complex collision zone where the African Plate is sliding beneath the Eurasian Plate (Aegean Sea Plate) along the Hellenic Arc, producing frequent tremors south of Crete and in the Peloponnese.

The Ionian Islands (such as Kefalonia, Zakynthos, and Lefkada), the island of Crete, the Gulf of Corinth, and the Dodecanese archipelago near Turkey experience the highest seismic frequency.

Yes. Historically, massive undersea earthquakes along the Hellenic Arc (such as the 365 AD Crete earthquake) generated major tsunamis that struck coastal Greece, Egypt, and Italy. Modern Mediterranean tsunami warning centers monitor these risks.

The Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) tracks real-time seismic events, and Greece's Civil Protection ministry issues alerts via the 112 emergency phone network.