Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Near the Coast of Western Turkey on Friday, 6 November 1992 at 19:08 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Near the Coast of Western Turkey on Friday, 6 November 1992 at 19:08 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 17 km depth

Date & time: 6 Nov 1992 07:08:09 UTC###AGESTRINGCOPY###
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 17.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.16°N / 26.998°E (Turkey)
Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (134 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) SE of Seferihisar (İzmir) (pop: 19,600)
16 km (10 mi) SW of Menderes (İzmir) (pop: 22,000)
20 km (12 mi) NW of Özdere (Menderes, İzmir) (pop: 13,500)
27 km (17 mi) SE of Urla (İzmir) (pop: 45,200)
31 km (19 mi) SW of İzmir (pop: 2,500,600)
32 km (20 mi) W of Torbalı (İzmir) (pop: 50,300)
288 km (179 mi) E of Athens (Attica, Greece) (pop: 664,000)
359 km (223 mi) SW of Istanbul (İstanbul) (pop: 14,804,100)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.117 kmnear the coast of western TurkeyUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake Near the Coast of Western Turkey 6 November 19:08 UTC

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (147 quakes):
  • 01 May 1993 21:29 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (13 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1993 15:42 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1993 14:56 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    31 km (20 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1993 14:20 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1993 14:18 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1993 14:09 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    34 km (21 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1993 11:45 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 23 Apr 1993 04:00 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    62 km (38 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Apr 1993 09:31 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    24 km (15 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 Apr 1993 06:53 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Feb 1993 08:49 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    45 km (28 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 19 Feb 1993 19:39 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    37 km (23 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 19 Feb 1993 19:27 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    35 km (22 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 19 Feb 1993 17:45 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (13 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Feb 1993 09:48 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    29 km (18 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Feb 1993 03:48 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    24 km (15 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Near the Coast of Western Turkey on Friday, 6 November 1992 at 19:08 (GMT)
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