Number of significant earthquakes in Greece
Greece: Number of significant earthquakes was 3 events in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
3 events
Change on year
up 200.0%
World rank
4th
of 97 countries
All-time high
4 events
in 1866
All-time low
1 events
in 1153
Years of data
175
1153–2021
Number of significant earthquakes in Greece, 1153–2021
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3 events for number of significant earthquakes in 2021.
That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of significant earthquakes in Greece peaked at 4 events in 1866 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1153.
Greece ranks 4th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of significant earthquakes in Greece, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1153 | 1 events | — |
| 1303 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1306 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1384 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1389 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1402 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1469 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1481 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1483 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1490 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1491 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1493 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1494 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1501 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1508 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1514 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1521 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1555 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1585 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1591 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1604 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1609 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1612 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1613 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1622 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1625 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1629 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1630 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1633 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1636 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1650 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1655 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1658 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1660 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1662 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1665 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1672 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1673 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1674 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1688 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1696 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1704 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1714 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1722 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1723 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1729 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1738 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1741 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1742 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1748 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1750 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1766 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1767 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1810 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1815 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1817 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1820 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1821 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1823 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1831 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1840 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1858 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1861 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1865 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1866 | 4 events | +300.0% |
| 1867 | 4 events | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1 events | -75.0% |
| 1870 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1872 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1873 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1875 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1885 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1886 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1893 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1894 | 3 events | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1898 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1902 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1903 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1904 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1915 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1922 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1930 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1931 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1932 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1935 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1949 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1953 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1954 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1955 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1956 | 3 events | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1960 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1965 | 4 events | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 3 events | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 events | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 3 events | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 3 events | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 events | +200.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3 events is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 events, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3 events is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 events, 3.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1150s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1300s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1380s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1400s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1460s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1480s | 2 events | 1 events | 3 events | 2 |
| 1490s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 4 |
| 1500s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1510s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1520s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1550s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1590s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1600s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1610s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 2 events | 2 |
| 1620s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1630s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1650s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1660s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1670s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1680s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1690s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1710s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 1720s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1730s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.67 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1750s | 1.25 events | 1 events | 2 events | 4 |
| 1760s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1770s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1780s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1790s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1800s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1820s | 1.4 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1830s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 4 |
| 1850s | 1.25 events | 1 events | 2 events | 4 |
| 1860s | 2 events | 1 events | 4 events | 7 |
| 1870s | 2 events | 1 events | 3 events | 4 |
| 1880s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 3 events | 6 |
| 1890s | 2.2 events | 1 events | 3 events | 5 |
| 1900s | 1.2 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1910s | 1.4 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1920s | 1.4 events | 1 events | 3 events | 5 |
| 1930s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 6 |
| 1940s | 1.75 events | 1 events | 3 events | 4 |
| 1950s | 2.4 events | 1 events | 3 events | 5 |
| 1960s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 4 events | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.8 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.14 events | 1 events | 4 events | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.17 events | 1 events | 2 events | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.44 events | 1 events | 2 events | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.67 events | 1 events | 3 events | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 events | 1 events | 3 events | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of significant earthquakes in Greece?
- Number of significant earthquakes in Greece was 3 events in 2021, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4 events in 1866.
- What is the lowest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1153.
- How does Greece rank for number of significant earthquakes?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of significant earthquakes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A significant earthquake meets at least one of the following: caused deaths, moderate damage ($1 million or more), a magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X or greater, or generated a tsunami. Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.