A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Gazipaşa in Turkey on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us7000nvuc. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nvuc. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/12/24 / 2024-12-04 09:09:09 / December 4, 2024 @ 9:09 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 31.6536 East, latitude 35.9112 North, depth = 46.593 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:09:09 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.593 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Alanya (c. 113 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Mahmutlar (c. 24 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Gazipaşa (c. 18 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Avsallar (c. 12 800 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Side (c. 10 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Türkler (c. 7 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Payallar (c. 5 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Side, Avsallar, Payallar (min 5000 pop). Nearby 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 71 km SW of Gazipaşa, Turkey.
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