2020 Aegean Sea earthquake

2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
The partially collapsed Doğanlar Apartment where 15 people died.[1]
2020 Aegean Sea earthquake is located in Aegean Sea
2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
UTC time2020-10-30 11:51:26
ISC event619514791
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
Local time14:51 TRT (UTC+3)[2]
Duration16 seconds[3]
Magnitude7.0 Mw[4]
Depth16.1 km (10.0 mi)[4]
Epicentre37°55′05″N 26°47′24″E / 37.918°N 26.790°E / 37.918; 26.790 East Aegean Sea
TypeNormal
Areas affectedTurkey, Greece
Total damage> $400 million
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
Peak acceleration0.98 g
Tsunami5.6–6 m (18–20 ft)
ForeshocksThree months prior
Aftershocks2,800+ recorded
Casualties119 dead, 1,053 injured, 15,000 homeless[5][6]

An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.0[4][note 1] occurred on 30 October 2020 about 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of the Greek island of Samos. Although Samos was closest to the epicentre, it was the Turkish city İzmir, 70 km (43 mi) northeast that was heavily affected—more than 700 residential and commercial structures were seriously damaged or destroyed. One hundred and seventeen people died in İzmir Province while an additional 1,034 were injured.[9][10] In Greece, there were two fatalities and 19 injured.[11] The earthquake is the deadliest in the year 2020, and the third major earthquake to strike Turkey that year. The event is called the Samos earthquake by the International Seismological Centre.[4]

  1. ^ "Доганлар". 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Twenty one dead, more than 700 wounded in earthquake in Turkey's Izmir". Ahval. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Onatetal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d International Seismological Centre. Event Bibliography. Thatcham, United Kingdom. [Event 619514791].
  5. ^ "Three-year-old girl rescued 91 hours after Turkey quake". Al Jazeera.
  6. ^ "Earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, bringing deaths and floods". BBC News. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Celal Şengör isyan etti: Lütfen şu 6,6'yı artık silin". cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Son dakika... İzmir'de 6.9 büyüklüğünde deprem! İstanbul'da da hissedildi!" [Last minute... 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Izmir! It was felt in Istanbul too!]. sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Sözcü. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. ^ Özmen, Merve Yıldızalp (14 November 2020). "İzmir'deki depremde can kaybı 116'ya yükseldi". Anadolu Agency.
  10. ^ admin (8 November 2020). "Turkey's earthquake death toll rises to 115". Time24 Story. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  11. ^ RTnews (31 October 2020). "Turkey's Erdogan & Greek PM Mitsotakis exchange words of SUPPORT after deadly Aegean Sea quake hits both nations". EMEA Tribune. Retrieved 5 November 2020.[permanent dead link]


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