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Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - Yılan Adası, 5.2 km northwest of Urla, İzmir, Turkey, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 09:32 GMT

Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 5 km depth

20 Jun 09:40 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 8 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 20, 2017 09:32:12 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.2
Depth	5.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.3597°N / 26.7272°E (İzmir, Turkey)
Antipode	38.36°S / 153.273°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)
Nearest volcano	Kenger (151 km / 94 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	5 km (3 mi) NW of Urla (İzmir) (pop: 45,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Seferihisar (İzmir) (pop: 19,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) S of Foca (İzmir) (pop: 15,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) W of Karabağlar (İzmir) (pop: 458,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) W of Izmir (İzmir) (pop: 2,500,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) E of Cesme (Çeşme, İzmir) (pop: 21,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) WNW of Menderes (İzmir) (pop: 22,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) SW of Menemen (İzmir) (pop: 53,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SSW of Aliağa (İzmir) (pop: 44,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 556 km (346 mi) WSW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10⁸ joules (35 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.2	5.1 km	URLA (IZMIR)	KOERI-RETMC
2.2	5 km	NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY	EMSC

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At magnitude 2.2, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

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