Earthquake details

Sunday, August 3, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, August 3, 1986 at 01:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gaziantep (Turkey - TR), about 17.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.300 and latitude 37.200.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 11.5 km
Coordinates 37.200, 37.300
UTC time 1986-08-03 01:33:20.360
Location Gaziantep
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-03

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