Earthquake Details: Crete, Greece

8/17/2026, 12:31:40 PM

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near Crete, Greece on 8/17/2026 at 12:31:40 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -23 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Greece Crete Heraklion (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-23 km

Significance0

Latitude35.4642

Longitude26.6283

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000422

Magnitude2.8

Updated:8/17/2026, 1:00:44 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 3:31:40 PM GMT+3
UTC: 8/17/2026, 12:31:40 PM UTC

-23 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.0western TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 3:33:20 AM M3.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 5:14:00 AM M2.8southern GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 6:25:54 AM M3.0Crete, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 11:23:54 AM M3.1Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 3:45:31 PM M3.0Crete, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 4:03:42 PM M3.2Crete, GreeceBefore8/16/2026, 1:06:49 AM M2.5Cyprus regionBefore8/16/2026, 3:05:41 AM M2.5western TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 10:01:55 AM M2.5southern GreeceBefore8/17/2026, 9:41:04 AM M2.5western TürkiyeBefore8/17/2026, 11:50:42 AM M2.5southern GreeceAfter8/17/2026, 2:37:47 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 17, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.