Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 10.5 km south of Nisida Garmpias Island, Greece, on Monday, 1 Feb 2021 3:45 am (GMT +2) -
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 4.8 quake Aegean Sea, 12 km south of Nisida Garmpias Island, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece, 1 Feb 2021 7:47 am (GMT +2), which followed after 4 hours.
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 13 km depth
1 Feb 01:48 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
1 Feb 01:52: Now using data updates from NOA
1 Feb 02:04: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 13.1 km (from 6.2 to 8.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 43 km (27 mi) towards W.
1 Feb 01:52: Now using data updates from NOA
1 Feb 02:04: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 13.1 km (from 6.2 to 8.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 43 km (27 mi) towards W.
Date & time: 1 Feb 2021 01:45:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 1 Feb 2021 3:45 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 13.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.9818°N / 26.0884°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Kenger (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km (5 mi) WSW of Agios Fokas (pop: 16) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) SSE of Eresos (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) WSW of Agiasos (pop: 2,320) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SSW of Kalloni (pop: 1,780) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) S of Petras (pop: 1,300) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) WSW of Mytilene (Mitilini) (pop: 28,300) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SW of Ayvalik (Turkey) (pop: 70,000) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) N of Chios (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) WNW of Aliağa (Turkey) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) ENE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) SSW of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
15°C (59 F), humidity: 51%, wind: 11 m/s (21 kts) from ESE
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Broken Clouds
15°C (59 F), humidity: 51%, wind: 11 m/s (21 kts) from ESEEstimated 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 |
| 3.0 | 13 km | 43 Km WSW From Mitilini, Greece | NOA |
| 3.0 | 10 km | 13 Km SSE From Mitilini, Greece | EMSC |
| 3.2 | 4.7 km | AEGEAN SEA, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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