Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 201 km east of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece, on Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 1:41 pm (GMT +2) -

Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 18 km depth

24 Jan 11:44 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 3 minutes.
24 Jan 11:50: Now using data updates from NOA

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 24, 2022 11:41:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 1:41 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.7
Depth	17.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.7316°N / 25.9909°E (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Antipode	37.732°S / 154.009°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Nearest volcano	Kolumbo (142 km / 88 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	201 km (125 mi) E of Athens (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) WNW of Agathonisi Island (pop: 150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) NNE of Schinousa Island (pop: 256) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 4.8°C (41 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10⁸ joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 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
2.7	18 km	Greece: 23 Km NW From Ikarea	NOA
2.6	2.5 km	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	RaspberryShake
2.5	3 km	DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE	EMSC
2.5	1.2 km	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	KOERI-RETMC

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