A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Akhisar in Turkey. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:15:42 / 5:15 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/01/19 / 2019-01-27 03:15:42 / January 27, 2019 @ 3:15 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000j9c9. Event ids that are associated: us2000j9c9. Exact location of earthquake, 27.8157° East, 38.9815° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (54 miles) from İzmir (c. 2 500 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Karabağlar (c. 458 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Manisa (c. 244 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Balıkesir (c. 238 200 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Turgutlu (c. 103 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Salihli (c. 88 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alaşehir, Burhaniye, Kiraz. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three 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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