Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 23 km northeast of Kuluncak, Malatya, Turkey, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 10:21 pm (GMT +3) -
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 7 km depth
29 Jun 19:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
29 Jun 19:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.7 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.2 km (5.1 mi) towards NE.
29 Jun 19:33: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 7.0 km (from 0 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.4 km (5.8 mi) towards SSW.
29 Jun 19:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.7 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.2 km (5.1 mi) towards NE.
29 Jun 19:33: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 7.0 km (from 0 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.4 km (5.8 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 29, 2022 19:21:35 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 10:21 pm (GMT +3) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 7.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.06°N / 37.79°E  (Malatya, Turkey) |
| Antipode | 39.06°S / 142.21°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Erciyes Dagi (211 km / 131 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 18 km (11 mi) W of Kale (Hekimhan) (pop: 5,170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Kuluncak (pop: 8,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Hekimhan (pop: 13,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (25 mi) ESE of Kangal (Sivas) (pop: 11,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) SW of Divriği (Sivas) (pop: 13,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) NNE of Darende (pop: 20,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) NNW of Malatya (pop: 441,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 434 km (270 mi) E of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  16.3°C (61 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 7 km | CENTRAL TURKEY | EMSC |
| 2.8 | 5.9 km | Turkey: KARAPINAR-HEKIMHAN (MALATYA) | KOERI-RETMC |
| 2.7 | 7 km | Turkey | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, 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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