Very strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - 13 km northeast of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey, on Saturday, Mar 31, 1928 at 12:29 am (GMT +0)
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Very strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, Mar 31, 1928 at 12:29 am (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.202°N / 27.494°E

Antipode: 38.202°S / 152.506°W
Nearest volcano: Kenger (94 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) ENE of Torbalı (İzmir) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) W of Bayındır (İzmir) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) WNW of Tire (İzmir) (pop: 47,200) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) SSE of Kemalpaşa (İzmir) (pop: 30,400) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) NNE of Selcuk (İzmir) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) ESE of Karabağlar (İzmir) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SSW of Turgutlu (Manisa) (pop: 103,300) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) SE of Izmir (İzmir) (pop: 2,500,600) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) W of Ödemiş (İzmir) (pop: 67,200) --> See nearby quakes!
501 km (311 mi) WSW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.4 | 10 km | western Turkey | USGS |
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