A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Karakoyunlu in Turkey on Sunday. Id of earthquake: us1000dzfx. Event ids that are associated: us1000dzfx. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:18:16 / 8:18 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/05/18 / 2018-05-06 18:18:16 / May 6, 2018 @ 6:18 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 43.4043° East, 39.9122° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from Ağrı (c. 92 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Patnos (c. 87 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Kars (c. 77 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Iğdır (c. 75 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Doğubayazıt (c. 70 200 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Ejmiatsin (c. 49 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Masis, Patnos, Sarıkamış (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Armenia (c. 2 968 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 19 km WNW of Karakoyunlu, Turkey.
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