Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 59 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Friday, 30 Oct 2020 3:12 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 1 hour and 21 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 7 km depth
30 Oct 13:16 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
30 Oct 13:26: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 7.0 km (from 6.2 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards NNW.
30 Oct 13:26: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 7.0 km (from 6.2 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards NNW.
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 13:12:34 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 2020 3:12 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.91°N / 26.91°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (109 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) NNE of Avlakia (pop: 18) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) NE of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) W of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) SSE of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) W of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (26 mi) SSW of Menderes (Turkey) (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) WNW of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SSE of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 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: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 7 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
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Kolonaki (Greece, 279 km W of epicenter) : Léger à Athènes (reported through EMSC)
Municipal Unit of Cholargos (Greece, 274 km W of epicenter) : Alshy it's for you :grin: :D (reported through EMSC)
İzmir (Turkey, 59 km N of epicenter) : Artçı (reported through EMSC)
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