Small 3.9 quake hits near Rethymno, Crete, Greece
3.9 quake 18 Mar 8:26 pm (GMT +2)

A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported in the evening near Rethymno, Crete, Greece.
According to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the quake hit on Monday, March 18th, 2024, at 8:26 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.7.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Fokia (pop. 53) located 7 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Agia Galini (pop. 1,400) located 56 km from the epicenter, Tympaki (pop. 5,300) 61 km away, Georgioupolis (pop. 2,500) 62 km away, Violi Charaki (pop. 2,800) 65 km away, Palaiochora (pop. 2,400) 65 km away, Rethymno (pop. 32,500) 67 km away, and Mires (pop. 6,400) 68 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 18, 2024 06:26 pm (universal time) local time (18 Mar 2024 18:26 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.75°N / 24.2°E (Crete, Greece)
Primary data source: NOA
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