An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred around noon on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 1:03 p.m. local time near Kalo Nero, Lasíthi, Crete, Greece, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.9. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) at magnitude 4.4, the Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 4.5, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) at magnitude 4.4, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.9.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Kalo Nero (pop. 78), located 64 km from the epicenter; Palekastro (pop. 1,100), 71 km away; Sitia (pop. 8,700), 77 km away; Ierapetra (pop. 12,400), 84 km away; Kentri (pop. 1000), 85 km away; Gra Liyia (pop. 1,500), 88 km away; Nea Anatoli (pop. 1000), 90 km away; and Agios Nikolaos (pop. 11,400), 98 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 3, 2026 01:03 p.m. (GMT +2) local time (3 Nov 2026 11:03 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 34.6°N / 26.51°E (Greece)Primary data source: EMSC