Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 22 km ENE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece, on Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 1:45 am (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 12 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 12 km depth
30 Oct 23:50 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
30 Oct 23:51: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.0 km (from 6.2 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.2 km (3.9 mi) towards ENE.
30 Oct 23:51: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.0 km (from 6.2 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.2 km (3.9 mi) towards ENE.
Date & time: 30 Oct 2020 23:45:41 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 1:45 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.88°N / 26.93°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (106 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) NE of Avlakia (North Aegean) (pop: 18) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) NNW of Samos (North Aegean) (pop: 1,890) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) ENE of Karlovasi (North Aegean) (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) W of Kusadasi (Aydın, Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SSE of Seferihisar (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) WSW of Selçuk (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (28 mi) WNW of Söke (Aydın, Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Karabağlar (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SE of Chios (North Aegean) (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) E of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) NE of Amorgos Island (pop: 1,850) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
17°C (63 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Few Clouds
17°C (63 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNWEstimated 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 | 12 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| M 3.8 | 4.4 km | Sisam Adasi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| M 3.3 | 22 km | 39 Km SSW of Urla, Turkey | NOA |
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Türkmen Mahallesi (Turkey, 30 km E of epicenter) : Marina tarafında hissettim (reported through EMSC)
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