1501 Earthquake: Crete, Greece

Name: 1501 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
Location: Crete, Greece

1501

An earthquake struck Crete, Greece in 1501.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: 1501
Place: Crete, Greece
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 35.500° N, 25.000° E
Country: Greece

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

July 21, 365, Knossos, Crete, GreeceM8 · 5,000 deaths · 190 km
August 8, 1303, Crete, GreeceM8 · 4,000 deaths · 190 km
February 16, 1810, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece3,000 deaths · 0 km
June 7, 1750, Morea,cerigo, Greece2,000 deaths · 196 km
October 12, 1856, Crete, Egypt, Greece600 deaths · 8,000 houses destroyed · 91 km
May 29, 1508, Iraklion (Candia),megalokastron, Crete, Greece300 deaths · 35 km
July 9, 1956, Dodecanese, GreeceM7.7 · 56 deaths · 529 houses destroyed · 155 km
August 11, 1903, Mitata (Kythera), GreeceM7.8 · 2 deaths · 189 km
September 27, 2021, Crete, GreeceM6 · 1 death · 772 houses destroyed · 36 km
March 28, 1846, Crete, Greece0 km
1613, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, GreeceDeaths: many · 24 km
February 25, 1935, Neapolis-Anognia (Crete), GreeceM6.7 · Deaths: some · 33 km
62, Crete, GreeceM6.9 · 35 km
February 14, 1930, Aitania-Vathia (Crete), GreeceM6.7 · Deaths: some · 38 km
1450 BC, Lacus Cimini, Italy45 km

Significant earthquakes of 1501 The 1500s Recent earthquakes near here

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 657.