Earthquake details

Monday, March 8, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 07:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakoçan (Turkey - TR), about 27.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.051 and latitude 38.709.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 38.709, 40.051
UTC time 2010-03-08 07:47:41.960
Location Bingöl
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-08

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