438 Earthquake: Crete, Greece

Name: 438 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
Location: Crete, Greece

438

An earthquake struck Crete, Greece in 438.

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: 438
Place: Crete, Greece
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
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, GreeceM8 · 4,000 deaths · 147 km
February 16, 1810, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece3,000 deaths · 45 km
October 12, 1856, Crete, Egypt, Greece600 deaths · 8,000 houses destroyed · 45 km
May 29, 1508, Iraklion (Candia),megalokastron, Crete, Greece300 deaths · 49 km
July 9, 1956, Dodecanese, GreeceM7.7 · 56 deaths · 529 houses destroyed · 136 km
September 27, 2021, Crete, GreeceM6 · 1 death · 772 houses destroyed · 35 km
1450 BC, Lacus Cimini, Italy0 km
July 9, 251, Crete, Greece0 km
1306, Crete, Greece0 km
July 1, 1494, Crete, GreeceM7.2 · 0 km
1604, Crete, Greece0 km
November 8, 1612, Crete, Greece0 km
1613, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, GreeceDeaths: many · 43 km
1501, Crete, Greece45 km
March 28, 1846, Crete, Greece45 km

Significant earthquakes of 438 The 400s 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 110.