A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Golmarmara in Turkey. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:38:20 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10008vv5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008vv5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/17 / 2017-05-28 04:38:20 / May 28, 2017 @ 4:38 am. Exact location, longitude 27.8454° East, latitude 38.7631° North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from İzmir (c. 2 500 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Karabağlar (c. 458 000 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Manisa (c. 244 000 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Turgutlu (c. 103 300 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Salihli (c. 88 900 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Akhisar (c. 84 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dikili, Selendi, Menderes (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 NW of Golmarmara, Turkey.
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