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USGS usp000gu3g

17 Feb 2009, 05:28

5 km ENE of Simav, Turkey

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 7.3 km depth.

Depth7.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km ENE of Simav, Turkey?

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39.107000, 29.039000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gu3g
Coordinates
39.107, 29.039
Network
us
Significance
430