On October 30th...
M7.0 - Near Néon Karlovásion, Greece, 2020
This earthquake was offshore of Samos Island, Greece and occurred as the result of normal faulting at a shallow crustal depth within the Eurasia tectonic plate in the eastern Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea frequently experiences moderate to large earthquakes, and the region within 250 km of the October 30, 2020 earthquake has hosted 29 other M 6+ events over the preceding 100 years.
M6.8 - Eastern Turkey, 1983
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. At least 1,342 people killed, many injured, 534 seriously injured, more than 25,000 people homeless, and 50 villages completely destroyed in the provinces of Erzurum and Kars.
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