Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Western Turkey on Saturday, 31 March 1928 at 00:29 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.202°N / 27.494°E
(Turkey)Nearest volcano: Kenger (94 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) NE of Torbalı (İzmir) (pop: 50,300)
14 km (8 mi) W of Bayındır (İzmir) (pop: 16,900)
25 km (15 mi) NW of Tire (İzmir) (pop: 47,200)
26 km (16 mi) SE of Kemalpaşa (İzmir) (pop: 30,400)
37 km (23 mi) SW of Turgutlu (Manisa) (pop: 103,300)
39 km (24 mi) SE of İzmir (pop: 2,500,600)
332 km (206 mi) E of Athens (Attica, Greece) (pop: 664,000)
337 km (209 mi) SW of Istanbul (İstanbul) (pop: 14,804,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | 10 km | western Turkey | USGS |
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