July 1, 2009 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Crete, Greece on July 1, 2009 at 09:30:10 UTC, 19 km below the surface. 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
- July 1, 2009
- Time
- 09:30:10 UTC
- Place
- Crete, Greece
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 19 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 2 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 34.164° N, 25.471° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt (II) at Iraklion. Also felt at Athens, Chania, Ierapetra, Khorion, Mourniai and Piraeus. Felt (II) at Cairo, Egypt and at Tripoli, Libya. Also felt in Cyprus, Gaza, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Romania, Turkey and West Bank. (reference #1053)
On July 1, 2009, a Mw 6.45 earthquake ruptured south of Crete Island (Greece) along the Hellenic Arc triggering a local tsunami. Eyewitness reported the tsunami from Myrtos and Arvi (south-eastern Crete) and from the north of Chrisi Islet, located to the southeast of Crete. The earthquake occurred offshore, about 80 km south of Crete, where routine earthquake locations are poor. (reference #12449)
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
- September 27, 2021, Crete, Greece
- April 5, 2000, Crete, Greece
- May 2, 2020, Crete, Greece
- June 15, 2013, Crete, Greece
- December 1815, Crete, Greece
- October 28, 1780, Crete, Greece
- 364 BC, Rome, Italy
- 55, Crete, Greece
- September 6, 448, Crete, Greece
- April 7, 796, Crete, Greece
- January 1655, 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 10419.