Δυνατός σεισμός μεγέθους 5.2 - Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, 86 km βορειοδυτικά από Κως, Ελλάδα, Τετάρτη, 31 Αυγ 2022 13:10 (GMT +3) -

A shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported around noon near Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey.
According to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the quake hit on Wednesday, August 31st, 2022, at 1:10 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.3, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Heraion (pop. 850) located 11 km from the epicenter.
In Karlovassi (pop. 6,700) located 28 km from the epicenter, Didim (pop. 26,000) 41 km away, Kusadasi (pop. 63,200) 48 km away, and Söke (pop. 68,200) 53 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kos Stadt (pop. 19,200) located 85 km from the epicenter, Aydin (pop. 163,000) 92 km away, and Karabağlar (pop. 458,000) 93 km away.
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 16 km² (=6 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 7 km (4 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

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