Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 80 km southwest of İzmir, Turkey, Greece, on Sunday, 8 Nov 2020 7:56 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 9 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 14 km depth
8 Nov 17:59 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 2 minutes.
8 Nov 18:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 2.0 km (from 6.2 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards WSW.
8 Nov 19:26: Now using data updates from NOA
8 Nov 18:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 2.0 km (from 6.2 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards WSW.
8 Nov 19:26: Now using data updates from NOA
Date & time: 8 Nov 2020 17:56:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 8 Nov 2020 7:56 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.8419°N / 26.5901°E
(Greece)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) NW of Potami Karlovasiou (pop: 19) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) WNW of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) W of Agios Konstantinos (pop: 368) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) NW of Spatharaioi (pop: 236) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) WNW of Mytilinioi (pop: 1,980) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSW of Seferihisar (Turkey) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) WSW of Özdere (Turkey) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SSE of Alacati (Turkey) (pop: 3,660) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SW of Menderes (Turkey) (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
252 km (156 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) SE of Chios Island (pop: 32,400) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) NW of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
15°C (59 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from N
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Clear Sky
15°C (59 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 14 km | DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE | NOA |
| M 3.7 | 8.7 km | SISAM ADASI (AEGEAN SEA), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| M 3.6 | 14 km | Greece | EMSC |
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Leka (11.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump (reported through our app)
Athens / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s
Söke (Turkey, 73 km E of epicenter) : Koltukta ileri geri sallandık.. (reported through EMSC)
Bornova (Turkey, 91 km NE of epicenter) : Very short (reported through EMSC)
İzmir (Turkey, 80 km NE of epicenter) : Biraz sallandı sanki (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 59 km E of epicenter) : Hafif (reported through EMSC)
Néon Karlovásion (Greece, 11 km SE of epicenter) : Καλό κούνημα με βοή (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 59 km E of epicenter) : Sert ve kısa ege mah (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 59 km E of epicenter) : Hafif şekilde sarsıntı (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 60 km E of epicenter) : Vurdu sertce kisa surdu kisadasi (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 60 km E of epicenter) : Hafif hissedildi. (reported through EMSC)
Kuşadası (Turkey, 60 km E of epicenter) : Hafif (reported through EMSC)
Alaçatı (Turkey, 51 km NW of epicenter) : Very short but powerful (reported through EMSC)
Marathókampos (Greece, 17 km SE of epicenter) : Ήταν ένα μπουμ αλλά κούνησε...υπομονή και δύναμη. (reported through EMSC)
Néon Karlovásion (Greece, 14 km SE of epicenter) : Μας κούνησε καλά Καρλόβασι έτσι γιαΚυριακή βράδυ (reported through EMSC)
Municipal Unit of Karlovasi (Greece, 13 km SE of epicenter) : Αρκετά αισθητός (reported through EMSC)
Marathókampos (Greece, 17 km SE of epicenter) : Κάμπος μαραθοκαμπου σαμος έντονος (reported through EMSC)
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