Earthquake details

Sunday, October 3, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 3, 1971 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kütahya (Turkey - TR), about 42.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.928 and latitude 39.045.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.045, 29.928
UTC time 1971-10-03 07:44:27.090
Location Kütahya
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-03

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