A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Saray in Turkey on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:31:33 / 6:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 44.1405 East, latitude 38.5832 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/02/19 / 2019-02-18 16:31:33 / February 18, 2019 @ 4:31 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jjk8. Id of event: us2000jjk8.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Event epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Van (c. 371 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Khvoy (c. 175 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Erciş (c. 91 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salmās (c. 81 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from (c. 31 900 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Başkale (c. 14 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Erciş, Edremit (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 7 km SSW of Saray, Turkey.
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