Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 8.1 km southwest of Mandraki, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 at 3:24 am (GMT +2)
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Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 5 km depth
10 Jan 01:35 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 10 minutes.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 10, 2021 01:24:55 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 at 3:24 am (GMT +2) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.5 |
Depth | 5.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.5522°N / 27.0805°E ![]() |
Antipode | 36.552°S / 152.92°W |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul) |
Nearest volcano | Nisyros (8 km / 5 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 8 km (5 mi) SW of Mandraki (pop: 682) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Kefalos (pop: 2,530) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Kardamena (Dodecanese) (pop: 1,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SSW of Kos (pop: 19,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SSE of Kalymnos (Dodecanese) (pop: 12,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SSW of Turgutreis (Bodrum, Turkey) (pop: 16,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) SSW of Bodrum (Turkey) (pop: 39,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) SSE of Agia Marina (pop: 2,740) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) S of Didim (Turkey) (pop: 26,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 337 km (209 mi) ESE of Athens (pop: 664,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.5 | 5 km | ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
2.5 | 2 km | DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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