Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening in the Aegean Sea near Thessaloníki (Greece).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on November 3rd, 2024. Last updated December 2nd, 2024.

A shallow and significant M5.2 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea 63 kilometer from Thessaloníki, Greece in the evening of Sunday November 3rd, 2024. North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Türkiye and Serbia are also near its epicenter.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Aegean Sea, right off the coast of Greece (5 mi offshore), 63 kilometer south-southeast of Thessaloníki in Central Macedonia. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 9 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Nov 3, 2024 19:03 (Athens Time) - Nov 3, 2024 17:03 Universal Time.
Location:	63 km SSE of Thessaloníki, Central Macedonia, Greece. Coordinates 40°7'35"N 23°14'44"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.2 Detected by 52 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.043 .
Depth:	9 km (6 mi) A very shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake struck within proximity of multiple countries. Greece , North Macedonia , Bulgaria , Albania , Türkiye and Serbia are all within 300km distance of its epicenter.

The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Peraía in Central Macedonia, Greece. Peraía is located 49 kilometer (30 mi) south-east of the epicenter.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Thessaloníki is located 63 km to the north-northwest. Sofia is located 286 km to the north. Athens is located 242 km to the south.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 76 people in 4 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 76 people have reported shaking in 38 places in 4 countries (Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia).We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Triandría, Thessaloníki, Greece: 9 people.
• Thessaloníki, Thessaloníki, Greece: 9 people.
• Peraía, Thessaloníki, Greece: 4 people.
• Panórama, Thessaloníki, Greece: 3 people.
• Áyios Paúlos, Voria Ellada, Greece: 3 people.
• Kalamariá, Thessaloníki, Greece: 3 people.
• Sofia, Sofija grad, Bulgaria: 3 people.
• Pilaía, Thessaloníki, Greece: 3 people.
• Néon Rísion, Thessaloníki, Greece: 3 people.
• Kateríni, Piería, Greece: 2 people.

29 Aftershocks detected

This main shock was followed by 29 smaller aftershocks. A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit 3 mins later 7 km (5 mi) east of this earthquake.

In the days before this main shock, 2 smaller foreshocks were detected. Nearby this earthquake a foreshock struck 3 days earlier. It measured a magnitude of 4.1

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since October 8th, 2022, when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit 207 km (129 mi) further south-southwest. An even stronger magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on November 17th, 2015.

In total, 22 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.2 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 6 months.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 02/12/24 20:58 (). This article contains currently available information about the earthquake and is automatically composed. We continue to update this article up to a few days after the earthquake occurred.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000npqn
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20241103_0000177
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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