Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 19 km E of Néon Karlovásion, Greece, on Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 4:56 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 day 3 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 7 km depth
31 Oct 15:04 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
31 Oct 15:17: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.4. Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards ESE.
31 Oct 15:26: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 7.0 km (from 6.2 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
31 Oct 15:17: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.4. Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards ESE.
31 Oct 15:26: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 7.0 km (from 6.2 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
Date & time: 31 Oct 2020 14:56:34 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 4:56 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.8°N / 26.92°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (100 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) N of Kedro (North Aegean) (pop: 109) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (5 mi) E of Agios Konstantinos (North Aegean) (pop: 368) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (10 mi) NNE of Heraion (North Aegean) (pop: 849) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) E of Karlovasi (North Aegean) (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SW of Özdere (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) WSW of Kusadasi (Aydın, Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) WNW of Davutlar (Aydın, Turkey) (pop: 9,480) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) WSW of Selçuk (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SW of Torbalı (İzmir, Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) E of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
38 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!
139 km (87 mi) NE of Amorgos Island (pop: 1,850) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
22°C (72 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Clear Sky
22°C (72 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 5 m/s (10 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 | 7 km | Dodecanese Islands, Greece | EMSC |
| M 3.5 | 9.7 km | Sisam Adasi (aegean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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