Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 197 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on 1 Oct 2:05 pm (GMT +3) -
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 151 km depth
1 Oct 11:08 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
1 Oct 11:12: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 176.0 to 160.0 km (from 109 to 99 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.3 km (3.9 mi) towards WNW.
1 Oct 12:31: Now using data updates from NOA
1 Oct 11:12: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 176.0 to 160.0 km (from 109 to 99 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.3 km (3.9 mi) towards WNW.
1 Oct 12:31: Now using data updates from NOA
Date & time: 1 Oct 2020 11:05:38 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 1 Oct 2:05 pm (GMT +3)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 151.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.66°N / 26.83°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Nisyros (40 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) SW of Kéfalos (pop: 2,530) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) SW of Antimacheia (Dodecanese) (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SSW of Kalymnos (Dodecanese) (pop: 12,300) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) ENE of Astypalaia (pop: 1,130) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) WSW of Kos Town (Kos) (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) SW of Turgutreis (Bodrum, Turkey) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SW of Bodrum (Turkey) (pop: 39,300) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) SSW of Didim (Turkey) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) NE of Heraklion (pop: 137,200) --> See nearby quakes!
311 km (193 mi) ESE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) WNW of Rhodes Island (pop: 115,300) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) ESE of Amorgos Island (pop: 1,850) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) NE of Kreta Island (pop: 623,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 38%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NW
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Few Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 38%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NWEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.9 | 151 km | - 16 km W of Kéfalos, Greece | NOA |
| 5.1 | 154 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| 5.1 | 152 km | 16 Km W of Kéfalos, Greece | USGS |
| 5.1 | 158 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | GeoAu |
| 5.2 | 155 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece [Sea: Greece] | INGV |
| 4.6 | 160 km | 48 Km WSW of Kos, Greece | GFZ |
| 5.3 | 154 km | Kefalos / Sporaden, Greece | ZAMG |
| 4.9 | 155 km | Mediterranean Sea, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| 5.0 | 173 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | BMKG |
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Nisyros / not felt : On a day trip from kardemena, was on nisyros from 10.30 until 15.30. Did not experience any earthquake symptoms. | 4 users found this interesting. ![Nisyros volcano (public domain)]()
Dalyan / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Split second, very weak shake
Kos (Greece, 57 km NE of epicenter) : Σχεδόν δεν τον αισθάνθηκα (reported through EMSC)
Kallithéa (Greece, 305 km NW of epicenter) : Ξυπνάει το τόξο του Αιγαίου γσμω τον γκαντέμη μου; (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 195 km N of epicenter) : Vezirköprü, Samsun'da 8 dakika önce3.8 büyüklüğünde bir #deprem meydana geldi. (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 195 km N of epicenter) : Osmancık - Çankırı'da 5 dakika önce 3.0 büyüklüğünde bir #deprem meydana geldi. (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 195 km N of epicenter) : (#deprem M3.0, 21 km KD Osmancık - Çankırı (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 94 km NE of epicenter) : This time I felt dizziness too , and after that I felt the sofa shaking ! (reported through EMSC)
Ortyakent Yahşi (Turkey, 71 km NE of epicenter) : Ortakent hissetmedik (reported through EMSC)
Turgutreis (Turkey, 63 km NE of epicenter) : Turgutreis hissetmedim (reported through EMSC)
Kos (Greece, 57 km NE of epicenter) : In Kos Town and did even understand there had been an earthquake until l received the message from the app (reported through EMSC)
Çekmeköy (Turkey, 532 km NE of epicenter) : i felt in istanbul it was strange :/ (reported through EMSC)
Istanbul (Turkey, 521 km N of epicenter) : Balkonda oturuyorum bayada yakın hiç bir şey hissetmedim. (reported through EMSC)
Merkezefendi (Turkey, 244 km NE of epicenter) : Not Felt. (reported through EMSC)
Heraklion (Greece, 205 km SW of epicenter) : It was felt only for 2 seconds, a large floor standing lamp confirmed it was a tremor and not a subjective feeling. (reported through EMSC)
Dalyan (Turkey, 172 km E of epicenter) : Small wobbles felt when sitting on sofa (reported through EMSC)
Dalyan (Turkey, 172 km E of epicenter) : Just a small tremor. (reported through EMSC)
Yeşilyurt (Turkey, 150 km NE of epicenter) : Bahçede otururken hissettik. Kisa ama güçlüydü. (reported through EMSC)
Marmaris (Turkey, 140 km E of epicenter) : I felt very small 3 wave (its like a some one strongly press to floor) then i feel last and longest wave (reported through EMSC)
Yalıkavak (Turkey, 71 km NE of epicenter) : EYakin olmasina ragmen hiç hissetmedik yalıkavak (reported through EMSC)
Yalıkavak (Turkey, 71 km NE of epicenter) : Koyunbaba hissedilmedi (reported through EMSC)
Ortyakent Yahşi (Turkey, 71 km NE of epicenter) : Bitez Aktur’da hissetmedik. (reported through EMSC)
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