A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Taşova in Turkey on Sunday. Global time and date of event 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 14:43:02 / April 13, 2025 @ 2:43 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000q5sb. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5sb. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 36.1241° East, 40.8147° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:43:02 / 2:43 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Başçiftlik, Bafra, İkizce (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Samsun (c. 394 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Tokat (c. 129 700 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Turhal (c. 110 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Bafra (c. 92 900 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Amasya (c. 82 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Zile (c. 55 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop).
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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 17 km WNW of Taşova, Turkey. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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