Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 32 km north of Karpathos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 6:33 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 18 km depth
23 Jan 04:39 UTC: First to report: NOA after 5 minutes.
23 Jan 04:40: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.8.
23 Jan 06:07: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 3.0. Epicenter location corrected by 105 km (65 mi) towards ENE.
23 Jan 04:40: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.8.
23 Jan 06:07: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 3.0. Epicenter location corrected by 105 km (65 mi) towards ENE.
Date & time: 23 Jan 2021 04:33:53 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 6:33 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 17.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.7861°N / 27.3193°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Santorini (139 km / 86 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
14 km (9 mi) ENE of Olympos (pop: 400) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NNE of Karpathos (pop: 2,240) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) SW of Embonas (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) WSW of Lardos (pop: 1,350) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) SW of Archangelos (Archaggelos) (pop: 5,400) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) SW of Ialysos (Ialisos) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (67 mi) SW of Rhodes (pop: 56,100) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) S of Kos (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) S of Bodrum (Turkey) (pop: 39,300) --> See nearby quakes!
402 km (250 mi) SE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (16 mi) NE of Karpathos Island (pop: 6,570) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) SW of Rhodes Island (pop: 115,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
12.8°C (55 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from S
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Few Clouds
12.8°C (55 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 18 km | 23 Km NE From Sitia, Greece | NOA |
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