International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584533
Event time 2026-02-28 04:11:53 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 06:11:53 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 04:11:53 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.4
Depth 20.3 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status Automatic
Data provider National Observatory of Athensen GR

Location
Continent Europe
Country Greece
Administration area Crete
Nearest settlement Gialos
Distance 9 km
Course SE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Akra Kavonisi (37,51 km), Akra Kavonisi (37,51 km), Soudha (54,68 km), Soudha (54,68 km), Rethimnon (72,15 km)
Nearest airports
Maleme Air Base (40,07 km), Maleme Air Base (40,07 km), Chania International Airport (55,84 km), Chania International Airport (55,84 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.