Magnitude 4.8 earthquake south of Crete: focal depth revised to 31.9 km
A new manually reviewed solution from the Geodynamic Institute places the epicentre 16 km south of Kaloi Limenes. The magnitude remains 4.8 for the earthquake at 02:05.
Update 13.11.2026 · 08:20, Athens time — What changed
The Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens has revised its assessment of the earthquake that occurred south of Crete at 02:05 on Friday, 13 November. In the latest manually reviewed solution, the magnitude remains 4.8 ML, while the epicentre is located 16 kilometres south of Kaloi Limenes and the focal depth is 31.9 kilometres.
The changes concern location and depth: the previously published solution placed the epicentre 13 kilometres south-southeast of Kaloi Limenes, at a depth of 41.6 kilometres. The official data show that the new hypocentre solution was created at 07:33 and its corresponding magnitude estimate at 07:38, Greek time. These times refer to the processing of measurements; the earthquake occurred at 02:05.
The revision concerns the parameters of the same earthquake. The earlier assessment is retained below with its timestamp as part of the update history.
Previous assessment · 13 November 2026 · 03:09
An earthquake of local magnitude 4.8 ML occurred at 02:05 in Greece on Friday 13 November, south of Crete. The reviewed solution from the National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics places the epicentre 13 km south-southeast of Kaloi Limenes, Heraklion.
The official record checked at 03:04 Greek time gives a focal depth of 41.6 km. The location was recalculated at 02:59 and the magnitude at 03:00; these two times refer to processing the data, not to when the earthquake occurred.
An earlier ERT report gave a distance of 16 km and a depth of 57.3 km. This update follows the newer official solution marked “Manual”, which has been checked by a seismologist. The Institute of Geodynamics notes that reviewed solutions may also be refined as more data becomes available.
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