Just 16 minutes ago, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Irakleion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The tremor was recorded early Friday morning, November 13th, 2026, at 2:05 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 43.36 km below the surface.The event was reported by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 5.1. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) at magnitude 4.7, the Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS) at magnitude 4.9, the Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 4.7, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) at magnitude 4.8, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.9, 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 Pompia (pop. 950), located 35 km from the epicenter; Moires (pop. 6,400), 39 km away; Tympaki (pop. 5,300), 43 km away; Zaros (pop. 2,200), 48 km away; Gazi (pop. 12,600), 72 km away; Irakleion (pop. 137,200), 74 km away; Nea Alikarnassos (pop. 12,900), 76 km away; Rethymno (pop. 32,500), 83 km away; and Ierapetra (pop. 12,400), 86 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 13, 2026 02:05 am (Athens time) local time (13 Nov 2026 00:05 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Hypocenter depth: 43.36 kmEpicenter coordinates: 34.7°N / 24.88°E (Greece)Primary data source: USGS