Light mag. 2.8 earthquake - 23 km northeast of Kuluncak, Malatya, Turkey, on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 5:19 am (GMT +3) -
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Light magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 5 km depth
30 Jun 02:26 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 7 minutes.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jun 30, 2022 02:19:29 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 5:19 am (GMT +3) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.8 |
Depth | 5.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.0667°N / 37.7697°E ![]() |
Antipode | 39.067°S / 142.23°W |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul) |
Nearest volcano | Erciyes Dagi (210 km / 130 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 20 km (13 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 31 km (19 mi) NNW of Hekimhan (pop: 13,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) ESE of Kangal (Sivas) (pop: 11,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) NNE of Darende (pop: 20,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) NNW of Malatya (pop: 441,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SE of Sivas (pop: 264,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 432 km (269 mi) E of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky ![]() |
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 | 5 km | Turkey: KARAPINAR-HEKIMHAN (MALATYA) | KOERI-RETMC |
2.8 | 14 km | CENTRAL TURKEY | EMSC |
2.8 | 14 km | Turkey | RaspberryShake |
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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