2.8
Earthquake Details: Crete, Greece
8/20/2026, 3:05:05 AM
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near Crete, Greece on 8/20/2026 at 3:05:05 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -28 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-28 km
Significance0
Latitude34.9027
Longitude23.3481
Event IDemsc:20260820_0000105
Magnitude2.8
Updated:8/20/2026, 6:35:04 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/20/2026, 6:05:05 AM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/20/2026, 3:05:05 AM UTC
-28 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M2.8Crete, GreeceBeforeM2.5southern GreeceBeforeM2.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBeforeM3.1Crete, GreeceBeforeM3.5Crete, GreeceBeforeM2.9GreeceBeforeM2.5Dodecanese Is.-Turkey Border RegBeforeM2.6GreeceBeforeM2.7Eastern Mediterranean SeaBeforeM2.6southern GreeceBeforeM2.8southern GreeceAfterM3.0Dodecanese Islands, GreeceAfter
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