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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

81 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 02.11.2026 19:49 – ongoing

Earthquakes
12
Largest
M5,3

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
5.3 81 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece 02.11.2026 19:49 48,5 km
4.7 Crete, Greece 02.11.2026 19:49 30,7 km
4.9 101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece 03.11.2026 14:03 45,7 km
4.4 GIRIT ADASI ACIKLARI (AKDENIZ) 03.11.2026 14:03 23,1 km
4.7 Crete, Greece 03.11.2026 14:03 57,9 km
2.1 GIRIT ADASI ACIKLARI (AKDENIZ) 04.11.2026 18:46 1,6 km
4.1 Akdeniz 06.11.2026 18:26 7,0 km
4.5 101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece 06.11.2026 18:26 40,7 km
2.0 CRETE, GREECE 09.11.2026 21:40 10,0 km
2.1 Crete, Greece 10.11.2026 04:31 6,9 km
2.6 Crete, Greece 10.11.2026 04:50 12,0 km
2.3 Akdeniz - [235.51 km] Datça (Muğla) 10.11.2026 23:25 9,5 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))