A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Bitlis in Turkey. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:22:03 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/16 / 2016-10-23 08:22:03 / October 23, 2016 @ 8:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 42.0622 East, latitude 38.3354 North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007g6z. Id of event: us20007g6z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Siirt (c. 114 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Muş (c. 82 500 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Tatvan (c. 73 200 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ahlat (c. 64 700 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Adilcevaz (c. 52 800 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Bitlis (c. 46 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kulp, Dargeçit, Gevaş (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 8 km SSW of Bitlis, Turkey.
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