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USGS us2000hdam

12 Sept 2018, 07:21

59 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey?

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36.185000, 31.056300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000hdam
Coordinates
36.185, 31.0563
Network
us
Significance
449