Earthquake details

Saturday, April 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, April 17, 1971 at 16:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ünye (Turkey - TR), about 14.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.145 and latitude 41.067.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.067, 37.145
UTC time 1971-04-17 16:37:37.980
Location Ünye
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-17

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