Weak mag. 3.8 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 38 km south of Kéfalos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020 12:55 am (GMT +2) -

Weak mag. 3.8 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 38 km south of Kéfalos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, on Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020 12:55 am (GMT +2)

Séisme très faible magnitude 3.8 at 112 km depth

28 Dec 22:59 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 4 minutes.
28 Dec 23:01: Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 2.1 km (1.3 mi) au ENE.
28 Dec 23:15: Magnitude recalculée de 3.4 à 3.8. Profondeur recalculée de 100.0 à 112.0 km (de 62 à 70 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 10.5 km (6.5 mi) au SE.
28 Dec 23:17: Maintenant en utilisant une nouvelle source de données: NOA
Date & time: 28 Dec 2020 22:55:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mardi, 29 déc. 2020 00:55 (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.8
Profondeur: 112.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.4142°N / 26.8671°E (Mer Égée, Grèce)
Volcan le plus près: Nisyros (37 km / 23 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
32 km SO de Mandraki (pop: 682) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
38 km SSO de Kéfalos (pop: 2,530) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
48 km SSO de Antimacheia (Dodecanese) (pop: 2,250) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
49 km ESE de Astypalaia (pop: 1,130) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
61 km S de Kalymnos (Dodecanese) (pop: 12,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
65 km SO de Kos Town (Kos) (pop: 19,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
76 km SSO de Turgutreis (Bodrum, Turquie) (pop: 16,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
86 km SO de Bodrum (Turquie) (pop: 39,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
121 km O de Rhodes (pop: 56,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
328 km ESE de Athènes (pop: 664,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
101 km ONO de Rhodes Island (pop: 115,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
93 km NNO de Karpathos Island (pop: 6,570) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds 14°C (57 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from W
Primary data source: NOA (National Observatory of Athens)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLieuSource
3.8112 kmDODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECENOA
3.3120 kmMEDITERRANEAN SEA, GreeceKOERI-RETMC
3.8112 kmGreeceEMSC
3.8112 kmMandrakion / Sporaden, GreeceZAMG

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