A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Gümüşhacıköy in Turkey. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pysq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pysq. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/25 / 2025-05-12 09:23:57 / May 12, 2025 @ 9:23 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 35.1818° East, 40.9376° North. The temblor was detected at 09:23:57 / 9:23 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bafra, Zile, Aydıncık (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Çorum (c. 183 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Bafra (c. 92 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Amasya (c. 82 900 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Zile (c. 55 700 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Merzifon (c. 50 700 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Suluova (c. 47 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km NNW of Gümüşhacıköy, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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