Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, July 18, 1979 at 13:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mustafakemalpaşa (Turkey - TR), about 46.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.660 and latitude 39.672.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.672, 28.660
UTC time 1979-07-18 13:12:02.500
Location Mustafakemalpaşa
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-18

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