M4.7 earthquake 97 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece at 13:03 local time (11:03 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 20 km, according to GFZ and INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M4.8
Data: GFZ, INGV · updated 2026-11-03 11:03 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 4.7light
moment magnitude (Mw)
revised from 4.8 - Depth
- 20 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-11-03 11:03:44 UTC
- Local: 3 Nov 2026, 13:03:44 (Europe/Athens)
- Epicentre
- 34.380° N, 26.472° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| IerápetraCrete, Greece · pop. 12,355 | 97 km | IIWeak |
| SitiaCrete, Greece · pop. 8,707 | 98 km | IIWeak |
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 89 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 GFZ.
How big was it?
Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.
It released roughly the energy of 163 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 20 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 31× the energy of M3.7, and its waves are about 9.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 163 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
2 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 9 days ago. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M4.7
2 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 4.9 | 46 |
| 76.39 | 4.5 | 41 |
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Event id gfz2026vnxv. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 11:11:06 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026vnxv); INGV (ingv:47005321). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.7 earthquake 97 km SE of Ierápetra, Crete, Greece”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026vnxv-m4-7-earthquake-97-km-se-of-ierapetra-crete-greece, data from GFZ, INGV.
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