Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 63 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Friday, 30 Oct 2020 1:58 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 7 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 5 km depth
30 Oct 12:14 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
30 Oct 12:53: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 5.0 km (from 4.3 to 3.1 mi).
30 Oct 12:53: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 5.0 km (from 4.3 to 3.1 mi).
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 11:58:05 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 2020 1:58 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.88°N / 26.9°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) NNE of Avlakia (pop: 18) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) ENE of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (20 mi) W of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) W of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) WNW of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (31 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (31 mi) SSE of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) SSW of Karabağlar (Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) SE of Chios (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (97 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: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 5 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 5.3 km | Kusadasi Korfezi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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413.8 km NE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Kefalos, Kos (127.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 10-15 s
Piraeus (Greece, 286 km W of epicenter) : Έντονος αρκετα (reported through EMSC)
Piraeus (Greece, 286 km W of epicenter) : Πειραιά...... Έντονος πολύ (reported through EMSC)
(Greece, 281 km W of epicenter) : Αισθητός με μεγάλη διάρκεια (reported through EMSC)
Zográfos (Greece, 275 km W of epicenter) : Αθήνα αισθάνθηκα το σεισμό (reported through EMSC)
Melíssia (Greece, 270 km W of epicenter) : 1ος όροφος ελαφρύ κούνημα δεξιά αριστερά γύρω στα 10 δευτερόλεπτα διαρκεια (reported through EMSC)
Kos (Greece, 115 km S of epicenter) : Φτάνει... (reported through EMSC)
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