This earthquake occurred between mainland Greece and Turkey, meaning both countries were impacted.

The segment enters the Aegean Sea near the town of Babakale, Ayvacık.

The Mw 7.0 earthquake struck nearest to the island of Lemnos, Greece in the middle of the night of February 20.

[12] The earthquake was reportedly felt from as far away as Ankara, Turkey, and Sofia, Bulgaria.

[16] Despite being a strike slip event, a type of faulting that does not typically favor tsunamigenesis, a 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tsunami wave was recorded at the port of Myrina.

[10] The earthquake killed 20 people, severely injured a further 18, while 21 had light injuries.

"Emergency response, intervention, and societal recovery in Greece and Turkey after the 30th October 2020, MW = 7.0, Samos (Aegean Sea) earthquake".