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USGS us1000jj23

20 Mar 2019, 06:34

16 km E of Ac?payam, Turkey

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km E of Ac?payam, Turkey?

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37.407800, 29.531000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000jj23
Coordinates
37.4078, 29.531
Network
us
Significance
510