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Geologist Prof. Dr. Haluk Özener shared his assessment of the earthquake that took place today in the Aegean Sea, which affected Izmir and its surroundings and was felt in Marmara. Özener noted that 157 aftershocks occurred as of 23:00 and gave data on these earthquakes.
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY 6.9
According to data from the Kandilli Observatory, Özener stated that on October 30, 2020 at 2:51 p.m., a very severe earthquake with an instrumental size of Mw = 6.9 occurred between the north of the island of Samos and Doğanbey in the Aegean Sea, saying: “The depth of the earthquake is about 12 km. “There were 157 aftershocks, the largest of which was 5.2 as of 11:00 pm.
22 EARTHQUAKES ON 4 VIOLENCE
According to the information provided by Özener, 22 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 occurred as of 23:00. It was known that a 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters closer to the Izmir coast compared to the 6.9 magnitude earthquake at 14.51.
There were 69 earthquakes in the 3.0-3.9 intensity range. The total number of aftershocks exceeded 157.
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