Earthquake details

Friday, April 24, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, April 24, 1970 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kütahya (Turkey - TR), about 44.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.856 and latitude 39.037.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 13.5 km
Coordinates 39.037, 29.856
UTC time 1970-04-24 00:40:00.440
Location Kütahya
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-24

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