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M4.5 Earthquake near Crete, Greece (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-04-30 05:36:24 UTC Local time: —
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M4.5 Earthquake near Crete, Greece (Greece) · 2025-04-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.5 Earthquake near Crete, Greece (Greece) · 2025-04-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 30, 2025 at 05:36 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Crete, Greece (Greece). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 111 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
f6c40fd5ccdaa7acfb2b149c67400cacfcd4abeb
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-30 05:36:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
Source
gfz
Coordinates
35.37000, 26.61000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (14.4 km)
Regional average: 14.4 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: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 159 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 164 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 245 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 385 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 395 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kasos AirportGreece · KSJ · LGKS
    27.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Karpathos AirportGreece · AOK · LGKP
    48.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sitia AirportGreece · JSH · LGST
    49.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

Greece

Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 867 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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