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Aegean Sea earthquake of 2020

2020 CE · Turkey, Asia · Disaster

Aegean Sea earthquake of 2020
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An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7. 0 occurred on 30 October 2020 about 14 km (8. 7 mi) northeast of the Greek island of Samos. Although Samos was closest to the epicentre, it was the large Turkish city İzmir, 70 km (43 mi) northeast that was heavily affected—more than 700 residential and commercial structures were seriously damaged or destroyed.

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