Is Ierápetra safe? Greece travel risk
Is Ierápetra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ierápetra scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Greece Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ierápetra scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Greece (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ierápetra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (56/100) and security (33/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 35.0117° N, 25.7414° E within Kríti, Ierápetra is situated 376.3 km NNW of Athens at an altitude of 9 m.
Kríti
35.0117° N, 25.7414° E
9 m
Europe/Athens
12,355
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Greece
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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