Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 3, 1972 at 21:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çumra (Turkey - TR), about 28.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.877 and latitude 37.817.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 37.817, 32.877
UTC time 1972-08-03 21:39:27.130
Location Konya
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-03

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