A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Orta in Turkey on Saturday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:46:01 / 1:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/09/19 / 2019-09-14 11:46:01 / September 14, 2019 @ 11:46 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 33.0352° East, 40.7105° North. Event id: us70005gby. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005gby. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Ankara (c. 3 517 200 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Çankaya (c. 792 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Batikent (c. 300 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Karabük (c. 97 500 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Khanjarah (c. 71 400 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Çubuk (c. 62 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Daday, Tosya, Elmadağ.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km NNW of Orta, Turkey.
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