A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Ölüdeniz in Turkey on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 07:13:56 / 7:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 28.8844 East, latitude 36.4477 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000d3du. Unique identifier: us6000d3du. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/12/20 / 2020-12-27 07:13:56 / December 27, 2020 @ 7:13 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 28 km (18 miles) from Fethiye (c. 60 400 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ródos (c. 56 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Marmaris (c. 33 700 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Ortaca (c. 19 700 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Dalaman (c. 19 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Sarigerme (c. 16 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ula, Archángelos, Kaş (min 5000 pop).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 26 km WSW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey.
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