A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Golmarmara in Turkey on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/05/17 / 2017-05-28 02:52:56 / May 28, 2017 @ 2:52 am. Exact location of earthquake, 27.7988° East, 38.7596° North, depth 10 km. Event id: us10008vur. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008vur. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:52:56 / 4:52 am (local time epicenter). 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). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from İzmir (c. 2 500 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Karabağlar (c. 458 000 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Manisa (c. 244 000 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Balıkesir (c. 238 200 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Aydın (c. 163 000 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Turgutlu (c. 103 300 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Salihli (c. 88 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Urla, Aydın, Sultanhisar (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 11 km WNW of Golmarmara, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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