Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 19 km west of Kattavia, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Friday, 1 Jan 2021 4:48 pm (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 7 km depth
1 Jan 15:01 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 13 minutes.
Date & time: 1 Jan 2021 14:48:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 1 Jan 2021 4:48 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 2.4
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.9602°N / 27.5593°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Nisyros (77 km / 48 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) W of Kattavia (pop: 307) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SW of Embonas (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of Lardos (pop: 1,350) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) WSW of Archangelos (Archaggelos) (pop: 5,400) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) NNE of Karpathos (pop: 2,240) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) SW of Ialysos (Ialisos) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SSW of Symi (pop: 2,350) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (49 mi) SW of Rhodes (pop: 56,100) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) SSE of Kos (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
408 km (254 mi) ESE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SW of Rhodes Island (pop: 115,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
17.4°C (63 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts)
Primary data source: KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)Broken Clouds
17.4°C (63 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts)Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 108 joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.4 | 7 km | MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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