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Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - 8.3 km southwest of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey, on Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:30 pm (GMT +3) -

Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

18 Mar 19:36 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.
18 Mar 19:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 10.0 km (from 1.2 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.9 km (0.5 mi) towards W.
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18 Mar 21:08: Epicenter location corrected by 0.9 km (0.5 mi) towards E.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 19:30:05 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:30 pm (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.7
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.86°N / 27.78°E (Manisa, Turkey)
Antipode	38.86°S / 152.22°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Kenger (63 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	8 km (5 mi) SW of Akhisar (pop: 84,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kırkağaç (pop: 27,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SSE of Soma (pop: 65,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) N of Turgutlu (pop: 103,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) NE of Manisa (pop: 244,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) NW of Salihli (pop: 88,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) NE of Izmir (İzmir) (pop: 2,500,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 452 km (281 mi) WSW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 7.6°C (46 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from N
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.7	10 km	Turkey	RaspberryShake
3.7	10 km	WESTERN TURKEY	EMSC
3.6	14 km	Turkey: DOGUCA-AKHISAR (MANISA)	KOERI-RETMC

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Kirkagac (28.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

Karabağlar, İzmir (76 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short (reported through our app)

Akhisar / Light shaking (MMI IV) : It was shaking for 2 ,3 sec

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