A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Mercin in Turkey on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us10002w89. Event ids that are associated: us10002w89. The temblor was reported at 01:00:53 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 34.9309° East, 36.5482° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/07/15 / 2015-07-29 22:00:53 / July 29, 2015 @ 10:00 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was İmamoğlu, Pozantı, Ceyhan (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 62 km (38 miles) from Adana (c. 1 249 000 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mercin (c. 537 800 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Tarsus (c. 256 500 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Ceyhan (c. 96 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Silifke (c. 75 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Erdemli (c. 46 600 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from İmamoğlu (c. 31 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km SE of Mercin, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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