Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 48 km southwest of Mytilene, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece, on Sunday, 7 Feb 2021 3:00 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 12 km depth
7 Feb 01:03 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
7 Feb 01:04: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards N.
7 Feb 01:09: Now using data updates from NOA
7 Feb 02:40: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.3 km (from 6.2 to 7.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 11 km (6.8 mi) towards WSW.
7 Feb 01:04: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards N.
7 Feb 01:09: Now using data updates from NOA
7 Feb 02:40: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.3 km (from 6.2 to 7.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 11 km (6.8 mi) towards WSW.
Date & time: 7 Feb 2021 01:00:02 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 7 Feb 2021 3:00 am (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 12.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.9236°N / 26.055°E
(Aegean Sea, Greece)Nearest volcano: Kenger (199 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
14 km (8 mi) SW of Agios Fokas (pop: 16) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) SSE of Eresos (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) WSW of Agiasos (pop: 2,320) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SSW of Kalloni (pop: 1,780) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) WSW of Mytilene (Mitilini) (pop: 28,300) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) N of Chios (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) NNW of Çeşme (Turkey) (pop: 21,300) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SW of Ayvalik (Turkey) (pop: 70,000) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) W of Aliağa (Turkey) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) ENE of Athens (pop: 664,000) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SSW of Lesvos Island (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
10°C (50 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from S
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)Clear Sky
10°C (50 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 1 m/s (1 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 |
| 3.0 | 12 km | 48 Km WSW From Mitilini, Greece | NOA |
| 3.3 | 10 km | 37 Km WSW From Mitilini, Greece | EMSC |
| 3.2 | 13 km | AEGEAN SEA, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| 3.4 | 9 km | Near the Coast of Western Turkey | NIEP |
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