Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 16, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 at 04:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Turkey - TR), about 128.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.829 and latitude 35.331.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.331, 27.829
UTC time 1969-04-16 04:54:10.140
Location Fethiye
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-04-16

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