Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, April 23, 1970 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simav (Turkey - TR), about 19.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.753 and latitude 39.098.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 39.098, 28.753
UTC time 1970-04-23 09:01:27.000
Location Simav
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-23

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