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Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - 1 km north of Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:52 pm (GMT +3) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.8 quake 32 km west of Gaziantep, Turkey, Feb 6, 2023 3:17 am (GMT +2), which had occurred 3 days earlier.

Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - 1 km north of Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:52 pm (GMT +3)

Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 0 km depth

9 Feb 12:58 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
9 Feb 13:05: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 5.0 km (from 0 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards NNE.
9 Feb 13:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.1 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards SSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Feb 9, 2023 12:52:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:52 pm (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.3
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.03°N / 36.5°E (Kahramanmaraş, Turkey)
Antipode	38.03°S / 143.5°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Erciyes Dagi (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) NNE of Göksun (pop: 34,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) SW of Afşin (pop: 39,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) NW of Kahramanmaraş (pop: 376,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) WSW of Elbistan (pop: 80,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) NNE of Kadirli (Osmaniye) (pop: 70,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) NE of Kozan (Provincia de Adana) (pop: 88,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) NE of Adana (pop: 1,249,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 379 km (235 mi) ESE of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds -5.3°C (23 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10⁹ joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.3	0 km	CENTRAL TURKEY	EMSC
3.3	5 km	Turkey: GOKSUN (KAHRAMANMARAS)	KOERI-RETMC
3.3	5 km	Turkey	RaspberryShake

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