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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 16 km southwest of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:54 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. 3.1 earthquake - 16 km southwest of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:54 pm (GMT +3) Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 16 km southwest of Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Thursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:54 pm (GMT +3)

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 3 km depth

9 Feb 13:02 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeFeb 9, 2023 12:54:41 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, Feb 9, 2023 at 3:54 pm (GMT +3)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude3.1
Depth3.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude38.12°N / 36.83°E (Kahramanmaraş, Turkey)
Antipode38.12°S / 143.17°W
Shaking intensityVery weak shaking
Felt1 report
Primary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcanoErciyes Dagi (129 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities16 km (10 mi) SSW of Afşin (pop: 39,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
31 km (19 mi) ENE of Göksun (pop: 34,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
32 km (20 mi) WNW of Ekinözü (pop: 6,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
34 km (21 mi) WSW of Elbistan (pop: 80,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
58 km (36 mi) NW of Cagliyan Cerit (Çağlayancerit) (pop: 15,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
60 km (37 mi) N of Kahramanmaraş (pop: 376,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
183 km (114 mi) NE of Adana (pop: 1,249,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
398 km (247 mi) ESE of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky -7.6°C (18 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.13 kmCENTRAL TURKEYEMSC
3.12.8 kmTurkey: CARDAK-GOKSUN (KAHRAMANMARAS)KOERI-RETMC
3.13 kmTurkeyRaspberryShake

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Cyprus / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s : Next to the beach, ayia napa  

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