Aegean earthquake 2020

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Earthquake in the Aegean


Perceived intensities reported to USGS

Coordinates 37 ° 55 '5 "  N , 26 ° 47' 24"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 55 '5 "  N , 26 ° 47' 24"  E
date October 30, 2020
Time 11:51:27 UTC
intensity VIII  on the MM scale
Magnitude 7.0  M W
depth 21 km
epicenter Gulf of Kuşadası
country TurkeyTurkey Turkey Greece
GreeceGreece 
Affected places

Aegean region , Turkey and Samos , Greece

Tsunami Yes


Destroyed building in Izmir

The earthquake in the Aegean Sea from October 30, 2020 shook the Aegean coast of Asia Minor with a magnitude of 7.0 M W 13:51 Greek local time or 14:51 Turkish local time . Its epicenter was in the Aegean Sea about 14 kilometers north of Samos and 23 kilometers south of Seferihisar . It triggered a tsunami .

At least 97 people were killed in the quake.

Tectonic background

The earthquake of October 30, 2020 occurred in a tectonically active region. In the previous 100 years, 29 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or higher had occurred within a radius of 100 kilometers from its epicenter. On the Aegean lithospheric plate there is a stretching tectonics acting in a north-south direction . Accordingly, the hearth process was a deportation . The size of the fracture zone was estimated by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to be 50 × 20 kilometers . The hypocenter of the quake was probably on the east-west oriented Kaystrios fault .

The magnitude of the quake was given by USGS and the European earthquake research company EMSC as 7.0 M w , the Turkish earthquake control center at the Kandilli Observatory rated it at 6.9 M w , and the Turkish disaster control agency AFAD gave it as 6.6 M w . The focal depth was, according to USGS 21 kilometers, according to the Kandilli Observatory 11.8 kilometers and according EMSC 10 km. The tremors lasted around 30 seconds. The quake triggered a tsunami, which , according to calculations by the German Research Center for Geosciences , reached a wave height of more than 1.5 meters.

The earthquake was still felt in Istanbul and Athens . It was perceived by 6.3 million people at an intensity of V or higher on the Modified Mercalli Scale , according to USGS estimates, of which 2.18 million experienced intensity VII and 4,000 experienced intensity VIII.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency of Turkey AFAD reported that more than 1,300 aftershocks have occurred, of which a magnitude greater than 4.0 M 44 W had.

Victims and damage

Turkey

In Turkey, the provinces of Izmir and Aydın are particularly hard hit by the quake . According to reports from the Turkish civil protection agency AFAD, 95 people were killed in the earthquake in Turkey and another 994 were injured.

According to initial media reports, at least 20 buildings collapsed in Izmir . The disaster control started search and rescue operations on 17 buildings and provided tents, beds, blankets and food for those who had become homeless. On November 2, search and rescue operations were still in progress on eight buildings . More than 100 people were saved from the rubble. In the Bayraklı district , a container village is being built for 1,000 people who have been made homeless by the quake.

In Seferihisar , the tsunami flooded streets one meter high. According to the Turkish Coast Guard, 22 boats sank and another 43 ran aground.

Greece

Two people were killed and 19 others injured on Samos. About 30 buildings on the island collapsed and another 150 were damaged. The Panagia Theotokou Church in Karlovasi partially collapsed. Older buildings in Karlovasi, Vathy and Pythagorio were particularly affected. The power supply on the island temporarily failed. There was minor damage on Chios .

International reactions

Azerbaijan , France and Israel offered their support to the affected countries. NATO and the European Union followed suit .

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan exchanged unifying statements after the earthquake and declared their willingness to help each other.

See also

Web links

Commons : Earthquake in the Aegean 2020  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

supporting documents

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