Earthquake details

Thursday, September 3, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, September 3, 1970 at 05:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erzincan (Turkey - TR), about 58.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.822 and latitude 39.622.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.622, 38.822
UTC time 1970-09-03 05:32:10.900
Location Erzincan
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-03

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