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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 20 km northeast of Miepherkeim, Diyarbakır, Turkey, on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:03 am (GMT +3) -

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 5 km depth

29 Nov 21:08 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 29, 2022 21:03:05 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:03 am (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	5.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.2845°N / 41.1358°E (Diyarbakır, Turkey)
Antipode	38.285°S / 138.864°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)
Nearest volcano	Nemrut Dagi (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	7 km (4 mi) ENE of Altınkum (pop: 2,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) NE of Miepherkeim (pop: 66,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Sason (Batman) (pop: 11,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Kulp (pop: 26,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) WNW of Kozluk (Batman) (pop: 29,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Lice (pop: 16,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) ENE of Diyarbakir (pop: 644,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 737 km (458 mi) E of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 9.2°C (49 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	5.4 km	Turkey: KAYAHAN-KULP (DIYARBAKIR)	KOERI-RETMC
2.6	2 km	EASTERN TURKEY	EMSC
2.7	5 km	Turkey	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Garni, Armenia (GNI/IU network) | Distance from quake: 373 km / 232 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Garni, Armenia: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (3)

At magnitude 2.6, 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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Анталия (936.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Antalya / not felt

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