January 1655 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
An earthquake struck Crete, Greece in January 1655.
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
- January 1655
- Place
- Crete, Greece
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.000° 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, Greece
- 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
- September 27, 2021, Crete, Greece
- 364 BC, Rome, Italy
- 55, Crete, Greece
- September 6, 448, Crete, Greece
- April 7, 796, Crete, Greece
- 1662, Crete, Greece
- January 1665, Crete, Greece
- 62, Crete, Greece
- 1613, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece
- 1501, 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 994.