Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 75 km southwest of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 4:41 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 15 hours earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 7 km depth
31 Oct 02:46 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
31 Oct 02:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 7.0 km (from 3.1 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.4 km (4.6 mi) towards WNW.
31 Oct 02:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 7.0 km (from 3.1 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.4 km (4.6 mi) towards WNW.
Date & time: 31 Oct 2020 02:41:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 4:41 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.91°N / 26.56°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (123 km / 76 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) NW of Potami Karlovasiou (pop: 19) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) NW of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) WNW of Agios Konstantinos (pop: 368) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) WNW of Mytilinioi (pop: 1,980) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SW of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) SSW of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) WSW of Özdere (Turkey) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SSE of Çeşme (Turkey) (pop: 21,300) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SE of Thymiana (pop: 1,570) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (154 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) S of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) NW of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
16°C (61 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Few Clouds
16°C (61 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from NNEEstimated 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 |
| M 3.7 | 6.6 km | Aegean Sea, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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