Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at unknown depth24 Apr 03:32 UTC: First to report: NOA after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 24, 2026 03:28:49 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Apr 24, 2026, at 03:28 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.7Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.8951°N / 26.4231°EGreeceSeismic antipode34.8951°S / 153.577°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNOA (National Observatory of Athens)Nearest volcanoSantorini (192 km / 119 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.7 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoApr 24, 2026 03:28 GMT / Apr 24, 2026 03:28 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 34.8951 / 26.4231: Greece: 27 km SSE From ZakrosSource: NOAOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.8 / 10 km, AUTH: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22939208',34.89510,26.42310,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.7, Greece: 27 km SSE From Zakros',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in CreteNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Ierapetra, a town with 12,000 inhabitants in Greece, in 63 km (39 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Greece, Athens, 420 km (261 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry37 km (23 mi)NW of epicenterPalekastro(pop: 1,090)III: WeakLasithi, CreteGreece44 km (27 mi)W of epicenterMakry Gialos(pop: 760)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece45 km (28 mi)NW of epicenterSitia(pop: 8,710)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece54 km (33 mi)W of epicenterFerma(pop: 532)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece57 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterKavousi(pop: 559)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece63 km (39 mi)W of epicenterIerapetra(pop: 12,400)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece72 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterAgios Nikolaos(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece73 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterAgia Marina(pop: 444)II: Very weakDodecanese, South AegeanGreece73 km (45 mi)W of epicenterKalamafka(pop: 425)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece78 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterVrouchas(pop: 135)II: Very weakLasithi, CreteGreece420 km (261 mi)NW of epicenterAthens(pop: 664,000): Not feltNomarchia Athinas, AtticaGreeceNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-04-24EpicenterAgency3.710 km6.2 mi(*)03:28:49.927 Km SSE from ZakrosNOA (National Observatory of Athens)3.810 km6.2 mi(*)03:28:49Crete, Greece0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with NOARaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.8810 km6.2 mi(*)03:28:47.324SE of Crete Isl. - S. Greece24 km (15 mi) epicenter difference with NOAAUTH (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab.)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 687 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.52 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 22.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 153 quakes per year (or 12.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 600 quakes per year (or 50 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 686 quakes per year (or 57 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 2000, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake