Theoretical arrival time map of tsunami waves. The triangles represent the mareographs in the region, the color the associated alert level. (CAT-INGV)
Map shows the maximum wave height reached in the region (CAT-INGV)
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was located by INGV's Tsunami Alert Center (CAT) at 12:51 (Italian time) today, October 30, 2020. The epicenter was located in the sea, north of Samos Island (Greece) about 10km depth. Due to the high magnitude, 8 minutes after the earthquake, a red level tsunami alert (Watch) was issued by CAT-INGV for the Dodecanese islands and the Turkish coast along the Aegean Sea, while the alert level is orange (Advisory) for other regions of Greece and Turkey.
At 14:14 Italian time, CAT-INGV issued a message confirming the tsunami, which was observed at the Syros mareograph (Greece).
It is unlikely that the tsunami will have a significant impact on the other Mediterranean coasts (including Italy) to which the INGV has sent an information message (Green).
Simulation of the Aegean Sea tsunami generated by the Mw 7.0 earthquake on October 30, 2020