Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 17, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 at 03:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hendek (Turkey - TR), about 21.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.688 and latitude 40.616.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.616, 30.688
UTC time	1999-08-17 03:14:00.370

Location	Hendek
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hendek	21.0 km
Adapazarı	30.2 km
Düzce	47.2 km
Karasu Mahallesi	51.3 km
Karasu	54.4 km
Akçakoca	64.2 km
İzmit	66.2 km
Gölcük	74.3 km
Derince	75.4 km
Körfez	78.2 km
Bolu	78.7 km
Bilecik	80.0 km

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