A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Sulusaray in Turkey on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 22:24:05 / 10:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2nk. Id of event: us6000r2nk. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 36.0123° East, 40.0843° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/08/25 / 2025-08-20 22:24:05 / August 20, 2025 @ 10:24 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Suluova, Şarkışla, Almus. The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Tokat (c. 129 700 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Turhal (c. 110 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Amasya (c. 82 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Sorgun (c. 62 900 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Zile (c. 55 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Erbaa (c. 52 200 pop).
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 have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 11 km NNW of Sulusaray, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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