A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Honaz in Turkey on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/11/15 / 2015-11-18 10:35:47 / November 18, 2015 @ 10:35 am. The temblor was reported at 12:35:47 / 12:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10003z7y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003z7y. Exact location of event, longitude 29.4168 East, latitude 37.835 North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 30 km (18 miles) from Denizli (c. 313 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Uşak (c. 152 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Burdur (c. 66 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Dinar (c. 35 400 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Sarayköy (c. 18 900 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Serinhisar (c. 17 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Uşak, Kuyucak, Keçiborlu (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 15 km NE of Honaz, Turkey.
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