Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 1, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, October 1, 1969 at 20:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bingöl (Turkey - TR), about 51.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.626 and latitude 39.336.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.336, 40.626
UTC time 1969-10-01 20:33:38.070
Location Erzurum
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-10-01

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