A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Gazipasa in Turkey on Friday. The temblor was reported at 10:59:54 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 59.6 km, 31.736° East, 35.8306° North. Global time and date of event 06/09/19 / 2019-09-06 08:59:54 / September 6, 2019 @ 8:59 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.6 km (37 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005cpr. Id of event: us70005cpr.
The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Alanya (c. 113 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Mahmutlar (c. 24 200 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Gazipaşa (c. 18 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Avsallar (c. 12 800 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Türkler (c. 7 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Payallar (c. 5 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Avsallar, Payallar, Türkler (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven 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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