Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 59 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Friday, 30 Oct 2020 2:22 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 31 minutes earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 8 km depth
30 Oct 13:02 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 39 minutes.
30 Oct 14:12: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 3.6.
30 Oct 14:13: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 8.0 km (from 4.3 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards ENE.
30 Oct 14:12: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 3.6.
30 Oct 14:13: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 8.0 km (from 4.3 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards ENE.
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 12:22:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 2020 2:22 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.9°N / 26.95°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
14 km (9 mi) NNW of Agia Paraskevi (pop: 26) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) ENE of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) W of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) SSE of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) W of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SSW of Menderes (Turkey) (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) WNW of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSE of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
156 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: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.6 | 8 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| M 3.6 | 7 km | Kusadasi Korfezi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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Aigáleo (Greece, 287 km W of epicenter) : Interminent shaking. (reported through EMSC)
Zipári (Greece, 116 km S of epicenter) : Short shake (reported through EMSC)
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