A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Van in Turkey on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 08:58:26 / April 13, 2025 @ 8:58 am. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:58:26 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000q5rc. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5rc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 43.4258 East, latitude 38.7331 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Malazgirt, Ahlat, Patnos (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km (17 miles) from Van (c. 371 700 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Erciş (c. 91 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Patnos (c. 87 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ahlat (c. 64 700 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Adilcevaz (c. 52 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Malazgirt (c. 26 100 pop).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 26 km N of Van, Turkey.
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