Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 75 km south of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Wednesday, 4 Nov 2020 4:24 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 5 days earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 2 km depth
4 Nov 02:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
4 Nov 02:30: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.0 km (from 3.1 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards NE.
4 Nov 02:46: Now using data updates from NOA
4 Nov 02:30: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.0 km (from 3.1 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards NE.
4 Nov 02:46: Now using data updates from NOA
Date & time: 4 Nov 2020 02:24:17 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 4 Nov 2020 4:24 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.7463°N / 27.0126°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (87 km / 54 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (0 mi) E of Agia Triada (pop: 46) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) ENE of Chora (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) W of Davutlar (Turkey) (pop: 9,480) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) WSW of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) E of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) W of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) SW of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) NNW of Didim (Turkey) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
16°C (61 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from N
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Clear Sky
16°C (61 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NEstimated 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 | 2 km | WESTERN TURKEY | NOA |
| M 3.8 | 1.3 km | SISAM ADASI (AEGEAN SEA), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| M 3.8 | 2 km | Greece | EMSC |
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Kuşadası / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Gaggou beach area / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s
83100 ireon / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / very short
Samos (Greece, 5 km NW of epicenter) : It was 4.4... I can realize the reason for writing after 5 min. 3.8........ | One user found this interesting. (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 81 km N of epicenter) : 4 5 saniye sürdü eşyalardan tıkırtı gelicek kadar salladı. (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 44 km SE of epicenter) : Yatağım bir kere sallandı çok hafif. Uyandırdı, korktum (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : Bed swaying. Strong but short. Kusadasi - kadinlar denizi mah (reported through EMSC)
Balıkesir (Turkey, 226 km N of epicenter) : inceden bıngıldattı (reported through EMSC)
Manisa (Turkey, 104 km N of epicenter) : Hafiften sallladı çok kısaydı bikaç Saniyelik uykudan uyandırdı Manisa merkez (reported through EMSC)
Seferihisar (Turkey, 54 km NW of epicenter) : Erdgeschoss, geschlafen nicht gespürt. Nur höre ich bei solchen Erdbeben die ich nicht spüre ein knistern (kurzes und nicht slzublaut aber hörbar) von den Decken. Besser gesagt dieses weise Deko Material das an den Decken verwendet wird. Wie wenn wenn sich eine Energie entlädt. (reported through EMSC)
Mytilinioí (Greece, 10 km W of epicenter) : Ok (reported through EMSC)
Karşıyaka (Turkey, 81 km N of epicenter) : woke me up Narlıdere (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 44 km SE of epicenter) : Didim kısa ve hafif ... (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : Salladı yine (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : It was deffo a 4.4, what's going on with the app changing the recordings or just nor recording the shocks at all. Sort it out. Was strong but short. My bed swayed and walls cracked again. Ladies beach!! (reported through EMSC)
İzmir (Turkey, 76 km N of epicenter) : Woke up sleep (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 44 km SE of epicenter) : Didim de sallandik (reported through EMSC)
Didim (Turkey, 44 km SE of epicenter) : woke up sleep (reported through EMSC)
Türkmen Mahallesi (Turkey, 26 km NE of epicenter) : Woke me up....Windows rattled (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : Iyi salladi (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : It was short but harsh (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : Uykudan uyandırdı (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : Hissedildi 5 6 saniye gucluydu (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 25 km NE of epicenter) : Shaked for 3-4 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Davutlar (Turkey, 24 km E of epicenter) : Woke me up..Sogucak Kusadasi (reported through EMSC)
Pythagóreio (Greece, 8 km SW of epicenter) : Δυνατός... (reported through EMSC)
Vathý (Greece, 4 km NW of epicenter) : Δυνατός με θόρυβο. (reported through EMSC)
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