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Strong earthquake in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, close to Lemnos and the Turkish coast (Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:31

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Earthquake overview : A strong earthquake occurred approx. 25 km from the Greek island of Lemnos and also at several tens of km from the Turkish coast.
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Update 15:04 UTC : To our Bulgarian friends : they definitely have felt this earthquake. A good sign is also that the shaking lasted in between 3 and 10 seconds, which is considerably less than during very strong and damaging other earthquakes. The shorter the shaking lasts, the less chance on serious damage and injuries.

Update 15:00 UTC : Due to the earthquake internet and phone connections are experiencing problems in the Turkish cities. Until now and as expected, there are no reports of serious damage, lets hope it remains like this. The earthquake was very shallow but as the epicenter was below the seabed, the shaking on land and on the islands will have been limited.

Update 14:49 UTC : USGS theoretical calculations are reporting a max. MMI of VII near the epicenter, but probably less on the islands. So far only a MMI V to VI has been seen which is a good sign. MMI V to MMVI (moderate to strong shaking) will lead to eventually minor damage like cracks in walls.

Update 14:46 UTC : The island of Lemnos, Greece is closest to the epicenter, but this does not mean that the strongest shaking will have been felt at Lemnos. It depends also of the propagation of the earthquake wave. Too soon to find out, but if people living at Lemnos or close to the epicenter (radius of 40 to km) can tell us how the earthquake was felt, a lot will be clarified.

Update 14:34 UTC : ER calls this earthquake moderately dangerous for the islands in the direct area of the epicenter. Not strong enough for a tsunami. The earthquake was felt as far as Istanbul and Sofia

Update 14:25 UTC : The earthquake struck in Mediterranean waters. Very close to Myrina island.

Update : the first preliminary reports are mentioning a M5.9 earthquake off the Turkey coast probably felt in many countries

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Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 5.7
UTC Time : 2013-01-08 14:16:09 UTC
Local time at epicenter : 2013-01-08 16:16:09 UTC+02:00 at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 9.9 km
Geo-location(s) :
Approx. 25 km from Lemnos, Greece
47km (29mi) WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey
67km (42mi) WSW of Ezine, Turkey
80km (50mi) NW of Mitilini, Greece
89km (55mi) SW of Canakkale, Turkey
246km (153mi) NE of Athens, Greece

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
EMSC	Western Turkey	Jan 08 13:52 PM	2.1	16.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Western Turkey	Jan 08 12:57 PM	2.2	5.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 11:10 AM	2.8	2.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Eastern Turkey	Jan 08 10:55 AM	2.3	5.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 10:47 AM	2.8	7.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 10:31 AM	3.4	8.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Eastern Turkey	Jan 08 09:19 AM	3.8	5.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Western Turkey	Jan 08 07:57 AM	2.4	13.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:51 AM	3.2	4.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:45 AM	2.1	5.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:42 AM	2.8	2.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:36 AM	2.8	7.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:23 AM	3.3	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:15 AM	4.3	10.1	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:15 AM	4.4	15.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:10 AM	3.4	3.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Turkey	Jan 08 06:05 AM	4.3	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:05 AM	4.5	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Central Turkey	Jan 08 06:05 AM	4.6	14.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Near The Coast Of Western Turkey	Jan 08 04:54 AM	2.3	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Western Turkey	Jan 08 03:54 AM	2.4	15.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Western Turkey	Jan 08 01:53 AM	2.2	5.0	MAP	I Felt It

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MMI II (Very weak shaking)	? People : Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
MMI III (Weak shaking)	? People : Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
MMI IV (Light shaking)	? People : Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building. Fittings : Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock. Structures : Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
MMI V (Moderate shaking)	? People : Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed. Fittings : Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate. Structures : Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
MMI VI (Strong shaking)	? People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily. Fittings : Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut). Structures : Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall. Environment : Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
MMI VII (Very strong shaking)	? People General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop. Fittings : Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings. Structures : Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged. Environment : Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
MMI VIII (Severe shaking)	? People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
MMI IX (Violent shaking)	? Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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