Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 87 km southwest of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Saturday, 4 January 2020 at 22:11 (GMT) -

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 87 km southwest of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Saturday, 4 January 2020 at 22:11 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

4 Jan 22:16 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 10.0 km.
Jan 4 22:32: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 5.0 km.
Jan 4 22:36: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 10.0 km.
Date & time: 4 Jan 2020 22:11:28 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.9°N / 26.39°E (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (131 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) NW of Ormos Agiou Isidorou (pop: 23) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) WNW of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) S of Çeşme (Turkey) (pop: 21,300) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) WNW of Mytilinioi (pop: 1,980) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SW of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SSE of Chios (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) SW of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SW of Karabağlar (Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) SW of Izmir (Turkey) (pop: 2,500,600) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SSE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) S of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.210 kmDodecanese Islands, GreeceEMSC
M 4.316 kmOniki Adalar (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)KOERI-RETMC
M 4.014 km(Greece)NOA
M 4.210 km33km WNW of Neon Karlovasion, GreeceUSGS

User reports for this quake (78)

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56.2 km ENE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Urla, Turkey / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
İzmir (77.6 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
İzmir Torbalı / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa ama oldukça sert ve dipten bir dalga (reported through EMSC)
(Greece, 358 km SW of epicenter) : ground moving (reported through EMSC)
Athens (Greece, 235 km W of epicenter) : Το μουνι μου καλέ ... Αχ τον ένιωσα (reported through EMSC)
Bornova (Turkey, 98 km NE of epicenter) : Felt in Izmir but very low level (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 97 km SE of epicenter) : Yatay olarak hafif salladık . (reported through EMSC)
Bayraklı (Turkey, 94 km NE of epicenter) : İzmir .korkuttu gece gece (reported through EMSC)
Bornova (Turkey, 94 km NE of epicenter) : Epey sallandik (reported through EMSC)
Menemen (Turkey, 93 km NE of epicenter) : Çatırtı şeklinde geldi (reported through EMSC)
Bayraklı (Turkey, 93 km NE of epicenter) : Çok hafif hissedildi (reported through EMSC)
Menemen (Turkey, 92 km NE of epicenter) : Menemende hafif salladı 2-3 saniye hissettik. (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 91 km NE of epicenter) : Sallandiiikkk (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 90 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif salladı kısa surdu (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 90 km NE of epicenter) : Short but strong (reported through EMSC)
Çiğli (Turkey, 90 km NE of epicenter) : hafif sallandik, Çiğli, İzmir. (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 90 km NE of epicenter) : karşıyaka, hafif sallandık. (reported through EMSC)
Torbalı (Turkey, 90 km E of epicenter) : Belli belirsiz hafif.. (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 90 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif hissedildi karşıyaka (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 90 km NE of epicenter) : Karşıyaka Hafif bir sallantı oldu başım mı dönüyor diye baktım ışık sallanınca anladımm depremi (reported through EMSC)
Çiğli (Turkey, 89 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif ama ürpertici (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 89 km NE of epicenter) : Felt in İzmir Aksancak, but very low level!!! (reported through EMSC)
Torbalı (Turkey, 89 km E of epicenter) : Torbalı çok hafif (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 89 km NE of epicenter) : i felt it. it last long (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 89 km NE of epicenter) : Karşıyaka 3-4 saniye sağ sol salladı (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 89 km NE of epicenter) : kısa ama avize gitti geldi (reported through EMSC)
Çiğli (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : In Çiğli we felt earthquake just a little bit, everything 's fine but still it was terryfing (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Belli belirsiz hissettim (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif salladi (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif salladi (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif salladı (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Bornovada 6. Kattayım. Hafif sallandık. (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Epey sert geldi sarsıntı. (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Denize paralel bir şekilde 5 Saniye kadar salladık (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Week shake (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Indirectly by my dog (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 88 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa süreli ama sert vurdu. (reported through EMSC)
Buca (Turkey, 86 km NE of epicenter) : Hissetmedim ama çevrede hissedenler olmuş. (reported through EMSC)
Buca (Turkey, 86 km NE of epicenter) : Şirinyerden net 2 sn sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Buca (Turkey, 86 km NE of epicenter) : kısa sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 85 km NE of epicenter) : Hafiften salladı. İzmir Konak (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 84 km NE of epicenter) : İzmir Konak (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 83 km NE of epicenter) : Slightly shaked (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 83 km NE of epicenter) : Cok kisa surdu ama bina oynadi çerçeve den çatırdama duydum (reported through EMSC)
Konak (Turkey, 83 km NE of epicenter) : Hafifce sallandık. (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 83 km NE of epicenter) : Sandalyeden düşüyordum. Karabağlar İzmir (reported through EMSC)
Karaburun (Turkey, 82 km N of epicenter) : Koltuk gitti geldi (reported through EMSC)
Gaziemir (Turkey, 80 km NE of epicenter) : Gaziemir (reported through EMSC)
Balçova (Turkey, 80 km NE of epicenter) : Sallandık (reported through EMSC)
Gaziemir (Turkey, 80 km NE of epicenter) : Dipten çok kısa ama sert (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 78 km E of epicenter) : Kusadasii 10 sn iyi hissedildi (reported through EMSC)
Narlıdere (Turkey, 78 km NE of epicenter) : Hafif hissettik (reported through EMSC)
Narlıdere (Turkey, 77 km NE of epicenter) : Narlıdere (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 77 km E of epicenter) : Kuşadasında bir kaç saniye çok hafif hissettim (reported through EMSC)
Menderes (Turkey, 76 km NE of epicenter) : It lasted about 6 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Narlıdere (Turkey, 71 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa ama hissettirdi. (reported through EMSC)
Güzelbahçe (Turkey, 67 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa ama ürkütücü. (reported through EMSC)
Urla (Turkey, 64 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa sürdü ama epey hissedildi Urla’da. (reported through EMSC)
Urla (Turkey, 61 km NE of epicenter) : Urlada hafif salladı (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 57 km NW of epicenter) : Ελαφρά, μάλλον διπλό, με τον δεύτερο ελαφρύτερο. (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 57 km NW of epicenter) : Ελαφρύ κούνημα! (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 57 km NW of epicenter) (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 57 km NW of epicenter) : Chios (reported through EMSC)
(Greece, 56 km NW of epicenter) : Έντονος με λίγη διάρκεια (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 56 km NW of epicenter) : Slight movement short duration (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 56 km NW of epicenter) : Ανεπαίσθητος στην πόλη της Χίου. (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 56 km NW of epicenter) : Strong and quick (reported through EMSC)
Urla (Turkey, 55 km NE of epicenter) : Urla hissettik (reported through EMSC)
Chios (Greece, 55 km NW of epicenter) : Πολυ μικρο κουνιμα (reported through EMSC)
Urla (Turkey, 53 km NE of epicenter) : 5 seconds of strong shake. (reported through EMSC)
Seferihisar (Turkey, 51 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa süreli hafif sallandık (reported through EMSC)
Seferihisar (Turkey, 51 km NE of epicenter) : Kısa süreli hafif sallandık (reported through EMSC)
Çeşme (Turkey, 48 km NW of epicenter) : We feel when sitting (reported through EMSC)
(Greece, 35 km SW of epicenter) : Solid droning sound for about 15-20 seconds and some rattling glasses (reported through EMSC)
Karlovasi (Greece, 29 km SE of epicenter) : It was a good kick, but very short one. (reported through EMSC)
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