Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 49 km north of Sitia, Crete, Greece, on 12 Oct 3:53 am (GMT +3) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.1 quake Aegean Sea, 50 km north of Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, 12 Oct 3:30 am (GMT +3), which had occurred 23 minutes earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 8 km depth
12 Oct 01:06 UTC: Premier à signaler: KOERI-RETMC après 13 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 12 Oct 3:53 am (GMT +3)
Magnitude: 3.1
Profondeur: 7.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.6338°N / 26.2387°E
(Mer Égée, Grèce)Volcan le plus près: Santorini (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
49 km N de Palekastro (pop: 1,090) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
49 km NNE de Sitía (pop: 8,710) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
68 km NE de Aghios Nicolaos (Agios Nikolaos) (pop: 11,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
80 km ENE de Malia (pop: 4,340) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
83 km NNE de Ierapetra (pop: 12,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
89 km O de Karpathos (pop: 2,240) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
90 km ENE de Kato Gouves (pop: 2,150) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
103 km ENE de Néa Alikarnassos (Nea Alikarnassos) (pop: 12,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
105 km ENE de Héraklion (pop: 137,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
344 km SE de Athènes (pop: 664,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
80 km O de Karpathos Island (pop: 6,570) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
104 km ENE de Kreta Island (pop: 623,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
29 km N de Nisida Paximada Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
22.8°C (73 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSE
Primary data source: KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)
Overcast Clouds
22.8°C (73 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSEEstimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 7.8 km | Mediterranean Sea, Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
| M 2.9 | 5 km | 50 Km NNE of Sitia, Greece | EMSC |
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