2020 Turkey / Greece Earthquake
Aegean Sea (Izmir, Turkey / Samos, Greece) — October 30, 2020
The 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake killed 117 people in İzmir, Turkey and 2 on the Greek island of Samos. Tsunami waves reached up to 1.5 meters. The disaster highlighted ongoing seismic risk across the Aegean, where multiple active fault systems threaten densely populated coastal cities.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M7
Date
Oct 30, 2020
Depth
21 km
Deaths
117
Latitude
37.898°
Longitude
26.784°
Tsunami
Yes
Region
Turkey / Greece
Tectonic Cause
Normal fault earthquake in the Aegean extensional province, where the Anatolian microplate moves westward relative to the Eurasian Plate, pulling apart the Aegean Sea floor.
Aftermath in Pictures
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