Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 11 km north of Samos Island, Greece, on Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 8:49 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 12 days earlier.
Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 11 km north of Samos Island, Greece, on Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 8:49 am (GMT +2)

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth

11 Nov 06:53 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
11 Nov 06:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.5. Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards SE.
Date & time: 11 Nov 2020 06:49:48 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 8:49 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.83°N / 27.07°E (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (5 mi) NE of Galazio (pop: 23) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) WSW of Kusadasi (Turkey) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) WSW of Selçuk (Turkey) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) WNW of Söke (Turkey) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) E of Karlovasi (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) SW of Torbalı (Turkey) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) S of Karabağlar (Turkey) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SSE of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) WSW of Tire (Turkey) (pop: 47,200) --> See nearby quakes!
294 km (183 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NNE of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) SSE of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 16°C (61 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.510 km- 11 km NNE of Samos, GreeceGFZ
M 4.216 km13 Km NE From Samos, GreeceNOA
M 4.78 kmKUSADASI KORFEZI (AEGEAN SEA), GreeceKOERI-RETMC
M 4.510 km11 Km NNE of Samos, GreeceUSGS

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18.7 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : House wobbled gently .. Dog barking like crazy just prior to quake .. No Damage | One user found this interesting.
İZMİR BASMANE / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : İZMİR | One user found this interesting.
izmir (62.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short
Derebasi (15.5 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
buca (52.5 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Vathy, Samos (11.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
kuşadası (17.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
11.6 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
62.2 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
11.8 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
Leka, Samos (34.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump (reported through our app)
70.8 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
11.9 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : Strong (reported through our app)
Narlıdere (63.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / 2-5 s : Kisa ama güçlü. (reported through our app)
Ozdere (23.2 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Massouri Kalymnos (94.2 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Shook me whilst in bed
69.8 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
70 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
12 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
30.1 km ENE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : Leichtes schütteln (reported through our app)
19.5 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Izmir , Turkey / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Ceiling lights swinging, some rattling noise | One user found this interesting.
Vathi Port / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s
Izmir / not felt
Dalyan Turkey / not felt
Bornova, Izmir / Light shaking (MMI IV) / very short : It felt like a strong, sudden jolt.
Kusadasi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 10-15 s
Cumhuriyet/ Seferihisar- İZMİR / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Buca izmir / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Kusadasi / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Thought it was going to be a big earthquake I was ready to run for safety
Kusadasi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s : Awakened by shaking
İzmir / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Slowly shake
Izmir / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
Tetovo, North Macedonia / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
Vathi Port / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s
Izmır / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
Davutlar / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Yelki / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Izmir Yali mehallasi / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
İzmir Konak göztepe / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Kudadasi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s
Izmir / Light shaking (MMI IV)
İZMİR / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump
Balcova Izmir / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
İzmir / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s
İzmir / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Urla / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Pythagorio/Puntes 83103 Samos / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 1-2 s
Karşıyaka / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Didim / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Felt horizontal rolling for few seconds whilst laying in bed
DidimD / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Izmir / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s
Izmir Gaziemir / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Urla / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Buca / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I felt this quake, during 3-4 seconds.
Izmir / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
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