Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 57 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Friday, 30 Oct 2020 2:29 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 38 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 8 km depth
30 Oct 12:37 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
30 Oct 12:40: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 6.0 km (from 4.3 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.8 km (5.5 mi) towards E.
30 Oct 12:54: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 8.0 km (from 3.7 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
30 Oct 12:40: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 6.0 km (from 4.3 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.8 km (5.5 mi) towards E.
30 Oct 12:54: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 8.0 km (from 3.7 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 12:29:50 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 2020 2:29 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.91°N / 27.02°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) N of Agia Paraskevi (pop: 26) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) WNW of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) ENE of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) W of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SSE of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) WNW of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SSE of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) S of Karabağlar (Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (179 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) ESE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) SSE of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
22°C (72 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from S
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Scattered Clouds
22°C (72 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SEstimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 8 km | Western Turkey, Greece | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 6.4 km | Kusadasi Korfezi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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231.8 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / not felt : Didn‘t feel anything. We just got a emergency message that there might come higher waves
88.1 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s
217.8 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
404.7 km NE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Kos East / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Felt like my chair was being shaken, quite odd
Plimmiri / not felt
heraklion / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Kos Island / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
(Greece, 283 km W of epicenter) : Τρομαξαμε πολύ. Δεν τελείωνε ποτέ (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 238 km NW of epicenter) : I was talking with my mum on the phone. I felt the vibrations. The building was shook left and right (reported through EMSC)
Göcek (Turkey, 214 km SE of epicenter) : It is terrible (reported through EMSC)
Kos (Greece, 115 km S of epicenter) : Ήταν δυνατός και κράτησε κάποια δευτερόλεπτα αλλά χωρίς ήχο αισθανθήκαμε κάποια ζαλάδα ... κουράγιο σε όλους και ψυχραιμία... ΚΩΣ (reported through EMSC)
Kos (Greece, 115 km S of epicenter) : Δεν σταματαγε με τίποτα (reported through EMSC)
Manisa (Turkey, 86 km NE of epicenter) : Yine (reported through EMSC)
Izmir (Turkey, 57 km N of epicenter) : pespesemi oluyor şu an deprem ler gecmis olsun. (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 22 km E of epicenter) : Cok hissedildi (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 22 km E of epicenter) : Strongest and longest I've ever felt in Turkey (reported through EMSC)
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