The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.6 quake in Greece near Chania, Crete, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, at 7:00 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5. km. 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 report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) at magnitude 3.5, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 3.6, and The Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 3.6.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Foinikas (pop. 13) located 2 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Georgioupolis (pop. 2,500) located 27 km from the epicenter, Nerokouros (pop. 4,400) 33 km away, Mournies (pop. 5,300) 34 km away, Souda (pop. 6,700) 34 km away, Perivolia (pop. 3,300) 35 km away, Daratsos (pop. 4,700) 37 km away, Chania (pop. 53,900) 37 km away, and Rethymno (pop. 32,500) 43 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 1, 2026 07:00 pm (GMT +3) local time (1 Jul 2026 16:00 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 35.18°N / 24.07°E (Crete, Greece)Primary data source: EMSC