A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Dalyan in Turkey on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20008126. Id of event: us20008126. Exact location of event, longitude 28.7171 East, latitude 37.0328 North, depth = 20.85 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:43:59 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 20.85 km (13 miles). Global time and date of event 15/12/16 / 2016-12-15 16:43:59 / December 15, 2016 @ 4:43 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Denizli (c. 313 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Fethiye (c. 60 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Ródos (c. 56 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Muğla (c. 48 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Milas (c. 43 200 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Marmaris (c. 33 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Faliraki, Denizli, Milas (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 22 km NNE of Dalyan, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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