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USGS us1000dr1j

24 Apr 2018, 01:34

3 km ENE of Samsat, Turkey

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km ENE of Samsat, Turkey?

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37.596300, 38.514200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000dr1j
Coordinates
37.5963, 38.5142
Network
us
Significance
426