A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Doğanyol in Turkey. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:41:23 / 3:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 15:41:23 / February 17, 2025 @ 3:41 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pe8y. Id of event: us7000pe8y. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.678 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 38.7531 East, latitude 38.2737 North, depth = 10.678 km.
Nearby country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tut, Arapgir, Ergani. Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Malatya (c. 441 800 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Elazığ (c. 298 000 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Adıyaman (c. 223 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Siverek (c. 175 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Kâhta (c. 73 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ergani (c. 52 700 pop).
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. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 24 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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