A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Simav in Turkey. Exact location, longitude 28.9549° East, latitude 39.2565° North, depth = 7.131 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:24:39 / 5:24 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/04/25 / 2025-04-21 17:24:39 / April 21, 2025 @ 5:24 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.131 km (4 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pu1f. Id of event: us7000pu1f.
Close country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Banaz, Kepsut, Kula (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Uşak (c. 152 900 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Tavşanlı (c. 52 200 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Simav (c. 34 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Kula (c. 31 100 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Emet (c. 23 800 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Gediz (c. 22 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 18 km N of Simav, Turkey.
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