M5.1 earthquake in Greece on April 24, 2026

On April 24, 2026 at 08:58 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. The epicenter was 24 km south of Sitia, with the focus 10 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

5.1magnitude

10 kmdepth

08:58time UTC

1"felt it" reports

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Key facts

1 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Nearest cities

Heraklion (Greece)96 km
Aydin (Türkiye)353 km
Tobruk (Libya)379 km
Nazilli (Türkiye)381 km
Izmir (Türkiye)392 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 7 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.3.

M5.3 · Jul 2, 11:06 UTC104 km
M5.0 · Jun 24, 08:25 UTC110 km
M4.9 · Apr 27, 07:45 UTC20 km
M4.9 · Apr 25, 19:49 UTC20 km
M4.7 · Apr 24, 09:26 UTC19 km
M4.6 · May 23, 13:34 UTC68 km
M4.5 · Jun 11, 19:30 UTC120 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 21 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M6.6 (July 20, 2017).

M6.6 · July 20, 2017246 km
M6.6 · October 12, 2013266 km
M6.5 · May 2, 202097 km
M6.4 · October 12, 202122 km
M6.4 · July 1, 2009109 km