A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Merzifon in Turkey. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0gc. Id of event: us6000n0gc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:57:40 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/24 / 2024-05-23 14:57:40 / May 23, 2024 @ 2:57 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 35.3549° East, 40.7527° North.
Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kadışehri, Uğurludağ, Taşova (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Çorum (c. 183 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Turhal (c. 110 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Amasya (c. 82 900 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Zile (c. 55 700 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Merzifon (c. 50 700 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Suluova (c. 47 600 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 seven 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 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: 16 km SW of Merzifon, Turkey.
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