Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 72 km south of Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 6:42 am (GMT +3) -
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Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 21 km depth
30 Jun 05:24 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 1 hour and 41 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 30, 2022 03:42:48 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 6:42 am (GMT +3) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Depth | 21.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.2705°N / 27.0648°E  (Aegean Sea, Greece) |
| Antipode | 36.271°S / 152.935°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul) |
| Nearest volcano | Nisyros (35 km / 22 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Nikia (pop: 48) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) S of Kefalos (pop: 2,530) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) S of Kardamena (Dodecanese) (pop: 1,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SSW of Kos Stadt (Kos) (pop: 19,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) S of Kalymnos (Dodecanese) (pop: 12,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) SSW of Turgutreis (Bodrum, Turkey) (pop: 16,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) SSW of Bodrum (Turkey) (pop: 39,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 352 km (219 mi) ESE of Athens (pop: 664,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.3 | 21 km | Greece: MEDITERRANEAN SEA | KOERI-RETMC |
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