A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Side in Turkey on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 11:34:55 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.61 km (37 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/08/19 / 2019-08-20 09:34:55 / August 20, 2019 @ 9:34 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 31.1579° East, 36.2429° North, depth 59.61 km. Id of earthquake: us600057cy. Event ids that are associated: us600057cy.
Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Antalya (c. 758 200 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Alanya (c. 113 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Manavgat (c. 99 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Belek (c. 73 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Serik (c. 36 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Beykonak (c. 30 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Turunçova, Finike, Mahmutlar (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 61 km SSW of Side, Turkey. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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