A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Demre in Turkey. Id of earthquake: us1000cdrg. Event ids that are associated: us1000cdrg. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:20:34 / 10:20 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 44.18 km (27 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 30.0056° East, 35.9197° North, depth 44.18 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/01/18 / 2018-01-20 20:20:34 / January 20, 2018 @ 8:20 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (33 miles) from Beykonak (c. 30 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Tekirova (c. 20 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Demre (c. 15 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Demre (c. 14 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Finike (c. 9 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Turunçova (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tekirova, Beykonak, Turunçova. Nearby country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 36 km S of Demre, Turkey.
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