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Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - 9.9 km west of Düzce, Turkey, on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 11:53 pm (GMT +3) -

Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 14 km depth

30 Nov 21:05 UTC: First to report: KOERI-RETMC after 12 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2022 20:53:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 11:53 pm (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.1
Depth	13.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.8235°N / 31.0483°E (Düzce, Turkey)
Antipode	40.824°S / 148.952°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	KOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	10 km (6 mi) W of Düzce (pop: 57,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) E of Hendek (Sakarya) (pop: 35,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) S of Akçakoca (pop: 35,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Kocaali (Sakarya) (pop: 15,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SE of Karasu Mahallesi (Sakarya) (pop: 39,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) ENE of Akyazı (Sakarya) (pop: 25,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) E of Sakarya (pop: 286,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 183 km (114 mi) WNW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 12.2°C (54 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSE
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10⁷ joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.1	14 km	Turkey: UCYOL-(DUZCE)	KOERI-RETMC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Ankara, Turkey (ANTO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 182 km / 113 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ankara, Turkey: 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

At magnitude 2.1, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

There are no user reports for this quake.

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