Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 72 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 6:28 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 17 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 13 km depth
31 Oct 04:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
31 Oct 04:54: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 13.0 km (from 9.3 to 8.1 mi).
31 Oct 04:54: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 13.0 km (from 9.3 to 8.1 mi).
Date & time: 31 Oct 2020 04:28:15 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 6:28 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.79°N / 26.91°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NE of Kokkari (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NNW of Pythagoreio (pop: 1,270) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) E of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (20 mi) WSW of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) W of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) S of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) NW of Didim (Turkey) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) N of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
16°C (61 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Few Clouds
16°C (61 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNEEstimated 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 | 13 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| M 3.7 | 12 km | Sisam Adasi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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Urla (Turkey, 60 km NW of epicenter) : Cok hafif ve kisa (reported through EMSC)
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