Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 2, 1972 at 15:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Konya (Turkey - TR), about 16.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.616 and latitude 37.765.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 12.0 km
Coordinates 37.765, 32.616
UTC time 1972-08-02 15:11:12.020
Location Konya
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-02

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