Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 22, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 22, 1970 at 05:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kütahya (Turkey - TR), about 46.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.807 and latitude 39.030.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.030, 29.807
UTC time 1970-04-22 05:24:05.070
Location Kütahya
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-22

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