A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Behram in Turkey. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/02/17 / 2017-02-06 03:51:40 / February 6, 2017 @ 3:51 am. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:51:40 / 5:51 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20008hv1. Unique identifier: us20008hv1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 26.1147 East, latitude 39.6178 North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Çanakkale (c. 87 800 pop), 107 km (66 miles) from Bergama (c. 57 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Edremit (c. 40 800 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Burhaniye (c. 38 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ayvalık (c. 35 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Mytilíni (c. 28 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Çan (c. 26 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bergama, Gelibolu, Lâpseki (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 23 km NW of Behram, Turkey.
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