Minor mag. 2.8 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 11 km west of Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 12:31 am (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 49 km depth
30 Dec 22:41 UTC: First to report: NOA after 9 minutes.
Date & time: 30 Dec 2020 22:31:52 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 12:31 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 49.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.4719°N / 28.1076°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Nisyros (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) N of Kremasti (pop: 4,700) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) NW of Ialysos (Ialisos) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) WNW of Rhodes (pop: 56,100) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (13 mi) NNW of Afantou (pop: 5,560) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) ESE of Symi (pop: 2,350) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSW of Marmaris (Turkey) (pop: 33,700) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) WSW of Sarigerme (Ortaca, Turkey) (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) ESE of Kos (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) WSW of Fethiye (Turkey) (pop: 60,400) --> See nearby quakes!
423 km (263 mi) ESE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) NNE of Rhodes Island (pop: 115,300) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) E of Tilos Island (pop: 521) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) NE of Karpathos Island (pop: 6,570) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
13°C (55 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Scattered Clouds
13°C (55 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts)Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 49 km | Greece | NOA |
| M 2.7 | 27 km | DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG | EMSC |
| M 2.7 | 50 km | RODOS ADASI (MEDITERRANEAN SEA), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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