April 7, 796 Earthquake: Crete, Greece
An earthquake struck Crete, Greece on April 7, 796, 100 km below the surface.
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
- April 7, 796
- Place
- Crete, Greece
- Focal depth
- 100 km (62 mi)
- 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
- January 1655, 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 193.