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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 39 km east of Nazilli, Aydın, Turkey, on Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:19 pm (GMT +3) -

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 6 km depth

16 Mar 15:24 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.
16 Mar 15:44: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 6.0 km (from 3.1 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards S.
16 Mar 15:48: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 10.0 km (from 3.7 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards NNW.
16 Mar 16:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 6.0 km (from 6.2 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards SSE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 16, 2023 15:19:49 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:19 pm (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	6.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.95°N / 28.76°E (Aydın, Turkey)
Antipode	37.95°S / 151.24°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Kula (69 km / 43 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) SE of Buharkent (pop: 7,720) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Buldan (Denizli) (pop: 14,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) W of Sarajkoj (Sarayköy, Denizli) (pop: 18,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Merkezefendi (Denizli) (pop: 280,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NW of Denizli (pop: 313,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Nazilli (pop: 119,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) E of Aydin (pop: 163,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 416 km (259 mi) WSW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 15.7°C (60 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.1	6 km	Turkey	RaspberryShake
3.1	6 km	WESTERN TURKEY	EMSC
2.9	5.9 km	Turkey: SAVCILI-BUHARKENT (AYDIN)	KOERI-RETMC

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Mehmet Hava Denizli (14.2 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Uyurkeni yatakta hizzettim uyandım

Sarayköy / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short

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