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USGS iscgem833573

22 Jul 1967, 17:56

9 km E of Akyazı, Turkey

A magnitude 7.3 mw earthquake at 13.5 km depth.

Depth13.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km E of Akyazı, Turkey?

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40.670000, 30.734000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem833573
Coordinates
40.67, 30.734
Network
iscgem
Significance
818