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Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 55 km west of Rhodos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on 6 May 2:40 am (GMT +3)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 78 km depth

5 May 23:43 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
5 May 23:45: Now using data updates from NOA
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6 May 00:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 77.7 to 78.4 km (from 48 to 49 mi).

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 5, 2021 23:40:34 UTC
Local time at epicenter	6 May 2:40 am (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.1
Depth	78.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	36.384°N / 27.6077°E (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Antipode	36.384°S / 152.392°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Nearest volcano	Nisyros (61 km / 38 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	18 km (11 mi) N of Chalki (pop: 313) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) NW of Embonas (pop: 1,060) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) SW of Symi (pop: 2,350) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Datça (Turkey) (pop: 10,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) W of Ialysos (Ialisos) (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) WNW of Archangelos (Archaggelos) (pop: 5,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) W of Rhodos (pop: 56,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SSE of Kos Town (Kos) (pop: 19,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SSE of Bodrum (Turkey) (pop: 39,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 387 km (241 mi) ESE of Athens (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 133 km (83 mi) SSE of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) E of Anaphi Island (pop: 271) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 19.7°C (67 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10¹⁰ joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.1	78 km	18 Km N From Xalki, Greece	NOA
4.4	84 km	DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG	EMSC
4.1	91 km	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	GFZ
4.2	80 km	ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA), Greece	KOERI-RETMC
4.4	85 km	23 Km NW of Émponas, Greece	USGS
4.4	10 km	542 Km N of Marsa Matruh, Greece	ENSN
4.4	85 km	Khalki / Sporaden, Greece	ZAMG

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Seismic station: GEOFON Station Tirgusor, Romania (TIRR/GE network) | Distance from quake: 900 km / 559 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station GEOFON Station Tirgusor, Romania: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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