A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Yedisu in Turkey. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/03/25 / 2025-03-20 18:33:50 / March 20, 2025 @ 6:33 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 40.6483° East, latitude 39.5028° North, depth = 10 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:33:50 / 6:33 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ple2. Id of event: us7000ple2.
The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Erzurum (c. 420 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Bingöl (c. 80 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Cimin (c. 39 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Karakoçan (c. 29 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Genç (c. 22 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Varto (c. 18 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cimin, Genç, Karakoçan (min 5000 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 12 km NE of Yedisu, Turkey.
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