Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - 70 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Monday, 2 Nov 2020 5:09 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 3 days earlier.
Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - 70 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Monday, 2 Nov 2020 5:09 pm (GMT +2)

Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 14 km depth

2 Nov 15:13 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
2 Nov 15:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 2.0 km (from 0 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.9 mi) towards NNW.
2 Nov 15:15: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
2 Nov 15:26: Now using data updates from NOA
Date & time: 2 Nov 2020 15:09:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 2 Nov 2020 5:09 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.7866°N / 27.0877°E (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (96 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km (5 mi) ENE of Kamara (pop: 258) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) WSW of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) ENE of Chora (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) WNW of Davutlar (Turkey) (pop: 9,480) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) W of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SW of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) E of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NNW of Didim (Turkey) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SSW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) NNE of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds 19°C (66 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 3.814 kmWESTERN TURKEY, GreeceNOA
M 3.95.3 kmSISAM ADASI (AEGEAN SEA), GreeceKOERI-RETMC
M 3.82 kmGreeceEMSC

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Chios (105.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
(Turkey, 102 km NE of epicenter) : Ben ödemiş ten hissetmedim (reported through EMSC)
Menemen (Turkey, 90 km N of epicenter) : Salladı hissettim çalışma masamda idim bi duraksadım (reported through EMSC)
Bayraklı (Turkey, 76 km N of epicenter) : Koltuktan düştüm (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 70 km N of epicenter) : Alttan vurarak salladı kısa sürdü (reported through EMSC)
Buca (Turkey, 69 km N of epicenter) : Strong (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : hafifti (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : Depremi hissettim (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : hissedildi (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : Sallıyo inceden (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : hafif sallandı (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : Sanırım 4 gibi, belli belirsiz (reported through EMSC)
Karabağlar (Turkey, 66 km N of epicenter) : hissettim (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 65 km N of epicenter) : Üçyol da hissedildi (reported through EMSC)
(Turkey, 65 km N of epicenter) : Üçyol sallandı (reported through EMSC)
Agios Kirykos (Greece, 61 km W of epicenter) : Δυνατός με θόρυβο (reported through EMSC)
Gaziemir (Turkey, 60 km N of epicenter) : 4sn iyi salladı (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 53 km SE of epicenter) : This one was stronger (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 53 km SE of epicenter) : 2 saniye hissedildi - didim (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 53 km SE of epicenter) : Hafif sarsıntı oldu. (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 53 km SE of epicenter) : Moving the sofa (reported through EMSC)
Seferihisar (Turkey, 45 km NW of epicenter) : . (reported through EMSC)
Seferihisar (Turkey, 45 km NW of epicenter) : Hissettim 2 saniye kadar (reported through EMSC)
Söke (Turkey, 41 km E of epicenter) : Hissedildi. (reported through EMSC)
Davutlar (Turkey, 31 km E of epicenter) : Windows rattled and sofa moved Soğucak Mah Kuşadası (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 28 km E of epicenter) : Sarsıntılı (reported through EMSC)
Pythagóreio (Greece, 12 km S of epicenter) : Strong one longe than the others. (reported through EMSC)
Chóra (Greece, 11 km S of epicenter) : Σεισμός στην Σάμο (reported through EMSC)
Municipal Unit of Vathy (Greece, 5 km S of epicenter) : 1 δυνατό δευτερόλεπτο (reported through EMSC)
Davutlar (Turkey, 31 km E of epicenter) : güzElçamlı hafif (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 28 km E of epicenter) : Again and again... (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 28 km E of epicenter) : Sarsıcı (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 28 km E of epicenter) : Again and again... Hope will end soon... (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 28 km E of epicenter) : Bu sefer cok uzun durdu (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 28 km E of epicenter) : Hisseden varmı be (reported through EMSC)
Pythagóreio (Greece, 12 km S of epicenter) : Δυνατός πάλι με θόρυβο (reported through EMSC)
Pythagóreio (Greece, 12 km S of epicenter) : Ήταν δυνατός με θόρυβο (reported through EMSC)
Chóra (Greece, 11 km S of epicenter) : Σάμος Ελλάδα (reported through EMSC)
Palaiókastro (Greece, 8 km SE of epicenter) : Δυνατός με θόρυβο. (reported through EMSC)
Palaiókastro (Greece, 8 km SE of epicenter) : strong but court! (reported through EMSC)
Palaiókastro (Greece, 8 km SE of epicenter) : Strong 4_5 times,noisy (reported through EMSC)
Samos (Greece, 6 km SE of epicenter) : هزت الأرض وتحرك كل شي لثواني (reported through EMSC)
Samos (Greece, 6 km SE of epicenter) : Strong again. At least 5 quakes the last 15 minutes. (reported through EMSC)
Samos (Greece, 6 km SE of epicenter) : Strong again. At least 5 quakes in last 15 minutes... (reported through EMSC)
Samos (Greece, 6 km SE of epicenter) : Strong with noise (reported through EMSC)
Samos (Greece, 5 km S of epicenter) : Σάμος δυνατός με θόρυβο (reported through EMSC)
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