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USGS iscgem904023

4 Jan 1935, 16:20

8 km N of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km N of Marmara, Turkey?

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40.664000, 27.555000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem904023
Coordinates
40.664, 27.555
Network
iscgem
Significance
556