Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, April 23, 1970 at 07:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Afyonkarahisar (Turkey - TR), about 49.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.030 and latitude 38.952.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.952, 30.030
UTC time	1970-04-23 07:18:31.120

Location	Afyonkarahisar
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Afyonkarahisar	49.5 km
Kütahya	52.7 km
Sandıklı	58.1 km
Uşak	62.4 km
Tavşanlı	80.1 km
Simav	92.3 km
Bolvadin	92.3 km
Çay	95.5 km
Dinar	99.4 km
Eskişehir	101.0 km
Bozüyük	106.4 km
Yalvaç	123.7 km

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