A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Merzifon in Turkey. Exact location, longitude 35.4994° East, latitude 40.6785° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e7st. Id of event: us1000e7st. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/05/18 / 2018-05-18 04:35:08 / May 18, 2018 @ 4:35 am. The temblor was reported at 06:35:08 / 6:35 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Çorum (c. 183 400 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Turhal (c. 110 900 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Amasya (c. 82 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Zile (c. 55 700 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Erbaa (c. 52 200 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Merzifon (c. 50 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Erbaa, Durağan, İskilip (min 5000 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 21 km S of Merzifon, Turkey.
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