M5.3 earthquake near Kuşadası, Aydın

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Kokkári, Greece on 30 Oct 2020, 15:14 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kuşadası, about 38 km away in Aydın, Turkey.