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erzurum (19.8 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s
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Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 18 km northeast of Erzurum, Turkey, on Saturday, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:47 am (GMT +3)
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 8 km depth
28 Nov 05:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
28 Nov 05:57: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 8.0 km (from 1.2 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards ENE.
28 Nov 05:57: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 8.0 km (from 1.2 to 5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 28, 2020 05:47:23 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Nov 28, 2020 at 8:47 am (GMT +3) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 8.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 40.01°N / 41.44°E  (Pasinler, Erzurum, Turkey) |
| Antipode | 40.01°S / 138.56°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 2 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Kars (155 km / 96 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 18 km (11 mi) NE of Erzurum (pop: 420,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) W of Pasinler (pop: 24,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Ilıca (Aziziye) (pop: 12,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Tortum (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) N of Tekman (pop: 8,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) W of Horasan (pop: 17,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) E of Aşkale (pop: 15,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) SW of Oltu (pop: 23,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) NNW of Hınıs (pop: 35,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 732 km (455 mi) E of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  -7°C (19 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ESE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.5 | 8 km | EASTERN TURKEY | EMSC |
| 3.5 | 1.6 km | KUCUKTUY-PASINLER (ERZURUM), Turkey | KOERI-RETMC |
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