Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, March 22, 1972 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kars (Turkey - TR), about 78.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.184 and latitude 40.450.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.450, 42.184
UTC time 1972-03-22 00:51:50.800
Location Erzurum
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-03-22

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