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Historic Earthquake
Aegean Sea Earthquake of 2020
30 October 2020 · Samos, Turkey · Turkey
On 30 October 2020 at 11:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Turkey (Samos, Turkey), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 103 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 118 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 1,054.
- Date
- 30 October 2020
- Time
- 11:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 21 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 118
- Injuries
- 1,054
- Estimated Damage
- 400 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nisyros (149 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 19681968 Aegean Sea Earthquake · M 7.222 deaths
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1948Dodecanese Islands · M 7.3
- 19261926 Earthquake Off Kos · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth