A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Kuluncak in Turkey. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:17:01 / 11:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 37.5175° East, 38.8636° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000nysx. Event ids that are associated: us6000nysx. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/10/24 / 2024-10-15 11:17:01 / October 15, 2024 @ 11:17 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Doğanşehir, Malatya, Yeşilyurt (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Malatya (c. 441 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Elbistan (c. 80 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Afşin (c. 39 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Darende (c. 20 400 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Doğanşehir (c. 14 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Akçadağ (c. 14 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km W of Kuluncak, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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