A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Altınyayla in Turkey on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.598 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 29.7587 East, latitude 36.9915 North, depth = 8.598 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/04/24 / 2024-04-28 21:33:29 / April 28, 2024 @ 9:33 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mur1. Unique identifier: us6000mur1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:33:29 / 9:33 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ortaca, Dalaman, Tavas. Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Antalya (c. 758 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Fethiye (c. 60 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Beykonak (c. 30 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Korkuteli (c. 20 500 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Tekirova (c. 20 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Ortaca (c. 19 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 18 km E of Altınyayla, Turkey.
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