A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Sivrice in Turkey on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 39.22° East, latitude 38.4788° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:48:53 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/01/20 / 2020-01-25 00:48:53 / January 25, 2020 @ 12:48 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us60007fb4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007fb4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Malatya (c. 441 800 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Elazığ (c. 298 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Siverek (c. 175 300 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Kâhta (c. 73 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Ergani (c. 52 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Karakoçan (c. 29 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kâhta, Yazıhan, Arapgir (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 eleven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 8 km WNW of Sivrice, Turkey.
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