A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Çelikhan in Turkey on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/09/24 / 2024-09-18 00:22:24 / September 18, 2024 @ 12:22 am. Exact location of event, longitude 38.3474 East, latitude 38.0655 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nstl. Unique identifier: us6000nstl. The temblor was detected at 00:22:24 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Malatya (c. 441 800 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Adıyaman (c. 223 700 pop), 39 km (25 miles) from Kâhta (c. 73 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Besni (c. 41 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Gölbaşı (c. 28 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Bozova (c. 21 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hekimhan, Darende, Keban (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 10 km ENE of Çelikhan, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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