A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Hizan in Turkey. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:56:43 / 2:56 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nuek. Event ids that are associated: us7000nuek. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/11/24 / 2024-11-27 02:56:43 / November 27, 2024 @ 2:56 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 42.3461° East, 38.2662° North, depth 10 km.
The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Siirt (c. 114 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Muş (c. 82 500 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Tatvan (c. 73 200 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ahlat (c. 64 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Adilcevaz (c. 52 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Şırnak (c. 52 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Muş, Kumçatı, Şırnak (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km NW of Hizan, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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