Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 65 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Friday, 30 Oct 2020 1:59 pm (GMT +2) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.7 quake Aegean Sea, 17 km northeast of Karlovasi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece, 30 Oct 2020 1:51 pm (GMT +2), which had occurred 8 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 8 km depth
30 Oct 12:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.
30 Oct 12:17: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
30 Oct 12:17: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 11:59:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 2020 1:59 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.84°N / 27.01°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (99 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) NNE of Agia Paraskevi (pop: 26) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) W of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) ENE of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) WSW of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) WNW of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SSE of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSE of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (38 mi) S of Karabağlar (Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (102 mi) SSE of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
23°C (73 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from S
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Scattered Clouds
23°C (73 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SEstimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 8 km | Western Turkey, Greece | EMSC |
| M 4.1 | 8.1 km | Kusadasi Korfezi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
User reports for this quake (62)
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Kos (121 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : We were at the beach and felt it around 14:15 Greek time it felt like a swinging floor. My girlfriend was sitting and I was standing.
Athens, Greece / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 20-30 s : Sitting at my desk doing work - gentle side to side swaying like a slow-moving train. Lasted quite a bit.
Kusadasi (20.4 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging
411.4 km NE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Nazilli (105.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s
359.9 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
186.7 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s
374.1 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s
211.3 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 15-20 s (reported through our app)
108 km S of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging
Psalidi (112.4 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Kos (111.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
183 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Faliraki (197.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Labranda aqua Park tigaki / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Das Bungalow wackelte enorm und ordentliche Risse in den Fliesen um den Pool | One user found this interesting.
Kusadasi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single lateral shake / 10-15 s
Rhodes / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s : noticed ground moving
Kos, Mastichari / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Habe es auf der Liege am Strand gespürt.
Athens Greece / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Paros, Greece / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 10-15 s
Izmir / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Lot of things falt in the floor and stuff from building fall down
Kusadasi / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / 2-5 s : We were in a hospital uptown high in the hills
Kos / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Rethymno, Kreta / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s
Kos / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : The whole hotel, room and pool was shaking! Moving like it was on some sort of swinging rope!
Kos / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Fethiye / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 15-20 s
Istanbul Yenibosna / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Piraeus Port / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s : As I waited the lights to turn green, felt it from inside the car
Panayır Mahallesi (Turkey, 321 km NE of epicenter) : 29 saniye sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Marmara (Turkey, 309 km N of epicenter) : Avsa adasinda hissettik cok siddetli degildi ama baya uzun surdü gecmis olsun herkeze rabbim daha beterinden korusun (reported through EMSC)
Şarköy (Turkey, 308 km N of epicenter) : Şarköyde hissedildi (reported through EMSC)
(Greece, 298 km W of epicenter) : Διάρκεια για αρκετά δευτερόλεπτα χωρίς θόρυβο (reported through EMSC)
Piraeus (Greece, 296 km W of epicenter) : Sitting in basement apartment and felt it strongly (reported through EMSC)
Athens (Greece, 289 km W of epicenter) : Like in a boat (reported through EMSC)
Kolonaki (Greece, 288 km W of epicenter) : Μεγάλη διάρκεια (reported through EMSC)
Kolonaki (Greece, 288 km W of epicenter) : Κράτησε αρκετά.... (reported through EMSC)
(Greece, 287 km W of epicenter) : The earthquake was particularly felt and lasted for about 10 minutes even due to the distance of 270 km from the epicenter. (reported through EMSC)
Zográfos (Greece, 285 km W of epicenter) : Μεγάλη διάρκεια, 15 με 20 δευτερόλεπτα. (reported through EMSC)
Néo Psychikó (Greece, 284 km W of epicenter) : Μεγαλη διάρκεια Πειραιάς (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 281 km E of epicenter) : 20 saniye kadar hafif salladı (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 236 km SE of epicenter) : Felt it whilst sat on sofa watching tv (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 211 km N of epicenter) : Sağlam ve uzun süreli (reported through EMSC)
Tuzla (Turkey, 206 km NW of epicenter) : Çanakkale, Ayvacık, Gülpınar, yaklaşık 15-20 sn süren oldukça kuvvetli sarsıntı. Kuzey Güney ekseninde gibi hissettirdi. (reported through EMSC)
Denizli (Turkey, 183 km E of epicenter) : Uzun sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Marmaris (Turkey, 157 km SE of epicenter) : Slight shake (reported through EMSC)
Marmaris (Turkey, 157 km SE of epicenter) : I felt this earthquake in marmaris Turkey, whole building was shaking, I was sitting on sofa and it was rocking and light shades moving, I am on top floor of a 5 floors apartment building (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 155 km SE of epicenter) : Everything swayed gently left to right for about 12-15 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Mytilene (Greece, 144 km NW of epicenter) : Εντονο. Κουνημα (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 134 km SE of epicenter) : Hafif (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 134 km SE of epicenter) : Gerçekten büyük bir depremi ve oldukça uzun sürdü (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 97 km NE of epicenter) : Ich habe es gewaltig gespprt (reported through EMSC)
Bodrum (Turkey, 96 km SE of epicenter) : Uzun ve şiddetli salladı.. (reported through EMSC)
Bitez (Turkey, 96 km S of epicenter) : 15 20 saniye çoook salladı (reported through EMSC)
İslamhaneleri (Turkey, 95 km S of epicenter) : Bir anda koltukta otururken sağa ve sola sallandım (reported through EMSC)
Turgutreis (Turkey, 94 km S of epicenter) : Bodrum da (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 69 km N of epicenter) : Mix (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 69 km N of epicenter) : Güzelbahçe uzun sürdü. İzmir içi yıkılan yerler var. (reported through EMSC)
İzmir (Turkey, 65 km N of epicenter) : İnsanlar sokaklara çıktı aradan yaklaşık 30 dakika geçti şu an her şey yolunda (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 55 km SE of epicenter) : İyiki az surdu (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 55 km SE of epicenter) : Didim'de 1 dk yakın sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Özdere (Turkey, 22 km NE of epicenter) : The house shaked terrible and it is still continue time to time (reported through EMSC)
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