EQ of M 5.8 AEGEAN SEA

Very shallow EQ

2013-01-08 14:16:08.0 08min ago 39.66 N 25.56 E 10 5.8 AEGEAN SEA

Magnitude ML5.8
Region AEGEAN SEA
Date time 2013-01-08 14:16:08.0 UTC
Location 39.66 N ; 25.56 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 194 km NW Izmir (pop 2,500,603 ; local time 16:16:08.3 2013-01-08)
67 km W Ezine (pop 15,677 ; local time 16:16:08.3 2013-01-08)
34 km SE Moúdros (pop 1,036 ; local time 16:16:08.3 2013-01-08)

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Is there supposed to be something special about this quake? Is it related to volcanic activity or a swarm that's building up to something much worse?


OR...is it just another insignificant quake?

We have a first aftershocks.

2013-01-08 14:28:32.512min ago 39.75 N 25.72 E 10 3.3 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:23:10.117min ago 39.75 N 25.89 E 10 3.5 AEGEAN SEA

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Some recent activity in this area.

I was also going to post about this quake. However I would have put it in the quake watch thread.

IMHO, I do not consider this a Significent quake, I do think it is very interesting.

A good jolt for the area. It was in the sea, not on land. I wonder if it could cause some tidal rise around the area?

To add: It is also getting alot of aftershocks.

reply to post by MmmPie


In this area long time there was no strong EQ, it's significant strong and shallow shake ..

Last 7-8 years was no EQ stronger of M 5.5 + in Aegean Sea ..

If you ask me it's very significant EQ ..

Also possibility this EQ can trigger stronger one in Turkey or Greece soon ..

More aftershocks ..

2013-01-08 15:00:40.023min ago 39.70 N 25.64 E 6 3.5 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:58:18.825min ago 39.70 N 25.63 E 3 3.6 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:57:08.026min ago 21.24 S 68.84 W 116 3.3 TARAPACA,
2013-01-08 14:56:43.027min ago 39.73 N 25.69 E 10 3.7 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:45:26.038min ago 39.88 N 25.87 E 10 3.5 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:39:30.044min ago 39.63 N 25.59 E 5 3.1 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:37:51.046min ago 39.70 N 25.60 E 12 3.5 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:34:22.049min ago 39.65 N 25.50 E 7 3.8 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:32:45.051min ago 39.62 N 25.41 E 2 3.7 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:28:30.055min ago 39.76 N 25.76 E 12 3.3 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:23:10.11hr 00min ago 39.75 N 25.89 E 10 3.5 AEGEAN SEA
2013-01-08 14:16:09.01hr 07min ago 39.64 N 25.55 E 11 5.8 AEGEAN SEA

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Earthquake measuring 6.2 shakes northwestern Turkey, Greek islands in Aegean Sea

Published January 08, 2013

Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's seismology center says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has hit an area off Turkey's Aegean coast.

The earthquake was felt in Istanbul and neighboring regions, but there was no immediate report of any damage.

www.foxnews.com...


2013.01.08 14:16:06 39.6462 25.4833 8.4 -.- 6.2 -.- AEGEAN SEA Quic

A strong earthquake, has struck central and eastern Greece, with its epicenter located south of the island of Limnos in the Aegean Sea.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute put the magnitude at 5.9 and said the quake occurred between the Greek islands of Lemnos and Lesvos, near the Turkish coast.
The tremor hit 16 minutes after 4 p.m. and was felt as far as Athens, 247 kilometers away.

greece.greekreporter.com...

reply to post by MariaLida


I've been watching this sequence of quakes in a certain depth range around the world since the 7.5 in Alaska. There seems to be some bell effect at the depth of 5.5-6.8 miles. I too felt this quake was significant. Around Latitude 39 degrees has had a lot of activity. Specifically at the 6.2 depth, I think is significant. Last night I watched the California, Alaska, Turkey quakes and was so sure one would occur, I took my phone to bed and checked earthquakes all night. I have never done that. At the link below, the deepest hole on earth at the Russian Kola Peninsula surprised researchers when it revealed the highest seismic velocity zone was below 6 miles below a fractured layer of metamorphic rock infused with water! They expected the velocity zone to be much shallower and were puzzled by the water.

www.universetoday.com...

This quake was significant. I thought one would hit at 6.2 miles deep around the 39 degree latitude area. I didn't guess the ocean, I guessed Turkey when the 3.3 at 6.2 miles deep hit at 10:23 pst hit. I also wondered about Northern California between San Francisco and Oregon border area.

I'm gonna keep watching, maybe there is a pattern.....we all want to be able to predict, find a pattern, frankly I think there are many, many different patterns. Let's see what's next.

Here is only M 3.0 + ..

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Also think in next days we will have one more strong EQ of M 7.5 + somewhere very probably on sensitive areas of "Ring of FIre", probably in next 4 days to 13 January ..

Before 3 days we had a EQ offshore M 7.7 SE Alaska, British C. - North of Cascadia Subduction Zone

2013-01-05 08:58:19.0 55.28 N 134.67 W 10 M 7.5 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

reply to post by cynthius


10:45pst am today a 5.5 off coast of Alaska at.....6.2 miles deep