Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 11 km E of Néon Karlovásion, Greece, on Friday, 30 Oct 2020 3:40 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 49 minutes earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 8 km depth
30 Oct 13:48 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
30 Oct 14:10: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.0 to 5.0 km (from 0.6 to 3.1 mi).
30 Oct 14:12: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.0.
30 Oct 14:14: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 8.0 km (from 3.1 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards SW.
30 Oct 14:10: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.0 to 5.0 km (from 0.6 to 3.1 mi).
30 Oct 14:12: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.0.
30 Oct 14:14: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 8.0 km (from 3.1 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards SW.
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 13:40:47 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 2020 3:40 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.81°N / 26.83°E
(North Aegean, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) ENE of Agios Konstantinos (pop: 368) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) E of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NW of Mytilinioi (pop: 1,980) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) W of Kusadasi (Aydın, Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) W of Söke (Aydın, Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) S of Urla (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) SW of Torbalı (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SSW of Karabağlar (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) SE of Chios (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (170 mi) E of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NNW of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> 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: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 8 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| M 3.4 | 1 km | Sisam Adasi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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