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M4.7 earthquake 105 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 105 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece at 10:59 local time (08:59 UTC) on 2 Nov 2026, at a depth of 40 km, according to USGS and GFZ.

Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M4.4

Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-11-02 11:21 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.7light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 4.4
Depth
40.2 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-02 08:59:22 UTC
Local: 2 Nov 2026, 10:59:22 (Europe/Athens)
Epicentre
34.323° N, 26.528° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
IerápetraCrete, Greece · pop. 12,355105 kmIIWeak
SitiaCrete, Greece · pop. 8,707106 kmIIWeak

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 83 km.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
GFZGFZ via GEOFON, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences4.5 mbwas 4.442.3 km34.33° N, 26.47° E−0.7 sAutomatic · 1 revision
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey4.7 mb40.2 km34.32° N, 26.53° E–Reviewed

How big was it?

Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.

It released roughly the energy of 169 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 40 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M4.7 releases about 32× the energy of M3.7, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 169 t of TNT vs 5.4 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M3.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

5 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M5.3 10 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.7

5 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
7.835.317
7.835.349
26.074.720
26.074.946
102.464.541
  1. 5.397 km SSE of Sitia, Crete, Greece11-02 16:49
  2. 5.388 km SSE of Sitia, Crete, Greece11-02 16:49
  3. 4.9107 km SSE of Sitia, Crete, Greece11-03 11:03
  4. 4.797 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece11-03 11:03
  5. 4.5105 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece11-06 15:26

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Event id gfz2026vlyf. First recorded here 2 Nov 2026, 09:06:39 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026vlyf); USGS (usgs:us7000tuv8). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.7 earthquake 105 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026vlyf-m4-7-earthquake-105-km-se-of-ierapetra-crete-greece, data from USGS, GFZ.

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