Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, March 29, 1970 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simav (Turkey - TR), about 38.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.410 and latitude 39.165.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.165, 29.410
UTC time 1970-03-29 19:11:42.640
Location Tavşanlı
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-29

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