A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Yedisu in Turkey. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 40.6769 East, latitude 39.5958 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000ac2k. Event ids that are associated: us6000ac2k. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 07:14:40 / June 15, 2020 @ 7:14 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 07:14:40 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Erzurum (c. 420 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bingöl (c. 80 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Cimin (c. 39 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Hınıs (c. 35 500 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Bayburt (c. 31 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Karakoçan (c. 29 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pazaryolu, Hınıs, Karakoçan.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 21 km NE of Yedisu, Turkey.
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