Earthquake details

Saturday, March 12, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erzurum (Turkey - TR), about 58.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.978 and latitude 39.440.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 11.1 km
Coordinates 39.440, 40.978
UTC time 2005-03-12 07:36:12.180
Location Erzurum
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-03-12

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