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Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Turkey: KIZILCADERE-DURSUNBEY (BALIKESIR) on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 1:09 am (GMT +3) -

Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Turkey: KIZILCADERE-DURSUNBEY (BALIKESIR) on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 1:09 am (GMT +3) Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Turkey: KIZILCADERE-DURSUNBEY (BALIKESIR) on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 1:09 am (GMT +3)

Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 7 km depth

22 Jan 22:17 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 7 minutes.
Date & time: Jan 22, 2022 22:09:50 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 1:09 am (GMT +3)
Magnitude: 2
Depth: 7.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.5708°N / 28.7783°E (Balıkesir, Turkey)
Antipode: 39.571°S / 151.222°W
Nearest volcano: Kenger (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
77 km (48 mi) E of Balikesir (pop: 238,200) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) W of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds -9.7°C (15 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from W
Primary data source: KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
2.07.1 kmTurkey: KIZILCADERE-DURSUNBEY (BALIKESIR)KOERI-RETMC

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