M6.9 AEGEAN SEA on May 24th 2014 at 09:25 UTC
Last update: 21 July 2014 at 06:57 UTC
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Earthquake details
On 24th May 2014, at 09:25 UTC (12:25 local time), a powerful M6.9 earthquake hit Greece and Turkey, in Aegean Sea, 87 km W of Canakkale, injuring several tens of people but apparently some damage in Greece and Turkey. This earthquake has been largely felt in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Balkans.
More information on the main shock is available here.
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More info:
- http://www.weather.com/news/earthquake-damage-injuries-turkey-greece-20140524
- http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/magnitude-64-quake-reported-greece-23853843
Scientific reports:
- Preliminary report from AFAD
- Report from KOERI
- Preliminary GPS report by A. Ganas, NOA
Aftershocks locations
Within 48 hours after the main shock, 186 aftershocks have been recorded: 90 of magnitude M3 , 20 M4 and one M5 .
Their geographic distribution shows a clear NE-SW alignment (see below).
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Aftershocks time distribution
Intensity map
(generated with the results of the online questionnaire)
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Epicenter location
 Main Shock Epicenter Location |
 Past Regional Seismicity as from the ISC catalogue (1964-2004) and EMSC Real Time catalogue (2005-today) |
 Moment Tensors Solutions |