November 8, 1612 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
An earthquake struck Crete, Greece on November 8, 1612. It caused a tsunami.
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
- November 8, 1612
- Place
- Crete, Greece
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 35.500° N, 25.500° 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.
- August 8, 1303, Crete, Greece
- February 16, 1810, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece
- October 12, 1856, Crete, Egypt, Greece
- May 29, 1508, Iraklion (Candia),megalokastron, Crete, Greece
- July 9, 1956, Dodecanese, Greece
- September 27, 2021, Crete, Greece
- 1450 BC, Lacus Cimini, Italy
- July 9, 251, Crete, Greece
- 438, Crete, Greece
- 1306, Crete, Greece
- July 1, 1494, Crete, Greece
- 1604, Crete, Greece
- 1613, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece
- 1501, Crete, Greece
- March 28, 1846, Crete, Greece
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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 6026.