A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Sulusaray in Turkey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.765 km (2 miles). Unique identifier: us7000mcs6. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mcs6. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:07:00 / 10:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 35.9571 East, latitude 40.018 North, depth = 3.765 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/04/24 / 2024-04-17 22:07:00 / April 17, 2024 @ 10:07 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 95 km (59 miles) from Sivas (c. 264 000 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Tokat (c. 129 700 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Turhal (c. 110 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Amasya (c. 82 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Sorgun (c. 62 900 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Zile (c. 55 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Erbaa (c. 52 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alaca, Sivas, Suluova (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 WNW of Sulusaray, Turkey.
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