Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 6, 1983 at 07:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayburt (Turkey - TR), about 44.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.411 and latitude 39.882.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.882, 40.411
UTC time 1983-04-06 07:35:46.570
Location Bayburt
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-06

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