Light mag. 2.8 earthquake - 44 km northwest of Erzurum, Turkey, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 8:15 pm (GMT +3) -
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Light magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 2 km depth
19 May 17:22 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
19 May 17:24: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 16.0 to 2.0 km (from 9.9 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.8 km (1.7 mi) towards ENE.
19 May 17:24: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 16.0 to 2.0 km (from 9.9 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.8 km (1.7 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 17:15:09 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 8:15 pm (GMT +3) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 2.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 40.27°N / 41.08°E  (Erzurum, Turkey) |
| Antipode | 40.27°S / 138.92°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Kars (177 km / 110 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Ispir (pop: 12,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) N of Ilıca (Aziziye) (pop: 12,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) NNW of Erzurum (pop: 420,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) NE of Aşkale (pop: 15,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) WNW of Pasinler (pop: 24,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) WSW of Oltu (pop: 23,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) SSE of Corum (Rize) (pop: 92,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 701 km (435 mi) E of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  7.2°C (45 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 2 km | EASTERN TURKEY | EMSC |
| 2.8 | 5 km | Turkey: BASOVACIK-AZIZIYE (ERZURUM) | KOERI-RETMC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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