Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 45 km southwest of Mytilene, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece, on Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021 5:03 pm (GMT +2) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.1 quake Aegean Sea, 15 km southeast of Nisida Garmpias Island, Greece, 1 Feb 2021 10:35 am (GMT +2), which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 14 km depth
3 Feb 15:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
3 Feb 15:08: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 12.0 km (from 3.1 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards SSE.
3 Feb 15:26: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 14.1 km (from 6.2 to 8.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 38 km (23 mi) towards W.
3 Feb 15:08: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 12.0 km (from 3.1 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards SSE.
3 Feb 15:26: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 14.1 km (from 6.2 to 8.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 38 km (23 mi) towards W.
Date & time: 3 Feb 2021 15:03:49 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021 5:03 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 14.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.9287°N / 26.0875°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Kenger (169 km / 105 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) SW of Agios Fokas (pop: 16) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SSE of Eresos (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SW of Agiasos (pop: 2,320) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) SSW of Ayia Paraskevi (pop: 2,200) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) WSW of Mytilene (Mitilini) (pop: 28,300) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) N of Chios (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SW of Ayvalik (Turkey) (pop: 70,000) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) W of Aliağa (Turkey) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (56 mi) NW of Urla (Turkey) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (143 mi) ENE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SSW of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) SE of Lemnos Island (pop: 17,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
17°C (63 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Few Clouds
17°C (63 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WNWEstimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.2 | 14 km | 21 Km S From Mitilini, Greece | NOA |
| 3.4 | 14 km | 21 Km S From Mitilini, Greece | EMSC |
| 3.7 | 8.6 km | MIDILLI ADASI (AEGEAN SEA), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| 3.5 | 10 km | Near the Coast of Western Turkey | NIEP |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
