May 2, 2020 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Crete, Greece on May 2, 2020 at 12:51:05 UTC, 17 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- May 2, 2020
- Time
- 12:51:05 UTC
- Place
- Crete, Greece
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 34.182° N, 25.710° 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.
A tsunami with a wave height of 20 cm was recorded at Ierapetra and landslides blocked roads in Lasithi.
Kentrion, Lasíthi, Greece - CDI: 7; Ierapetra, Lasithi, Greece - CDI: 5; Tanta, al-Garbiyah, Egypt - CDI: 4; Iraklion, Iraklion, Greece - CDI: 4; Skhisma, Lasithi, Greece - CDI: 4
(reference #13456)
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
- July 1, 2009, 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 10490.