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M4.9 Earthquake near Crete, Greece

UTC time: 2025-07-07 17:46:11 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
54.0 km
Source
GFZ

Crete, Greece

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M4.9 Earthquake near Crete, Greece · 2025-07-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.9 Earthquake near Crete, Greece · 2025-07-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Crete, Greece on July 7, 2025 at 17:46 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 54 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
a78afc2b84ed6c1074f3e1be0073e54ea9b7f0c2
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
54.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-07 17:46:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
35.09000, 26.70000
Temperature
24.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 54 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 54 km
Shallow
54 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nisyros
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 188 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 194 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 271 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 412 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 420 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kasos AirportGreece · KSJ · LGKS
    41.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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