Earthquake details

Thursday, August 23, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 23, 1979 at 16:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mustafakemalpaşa (Turkey - TR), about 41.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.570 and latitude 39.690.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.690, 28.570
UTC time 1979-08-23 16:47:46.900
Location Mustafakemalpaşa
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-23

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