A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 109 km SE of Beykonak, Turkey (68 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.52 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/03/19 / 2019-03-07 16:25:39 / March 7, 2019 @ 4:25 pm. The temblor was reported at 18:25:39 / 6:25 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000jbx8. Event ids that are associated: us1000jbx8. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 31.0864 East, latitude 35.5669 North, depth = 42.52 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 109 km SE of Beykonak, Turkey.
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