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Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 36 km southeast of Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 6:31 am (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 6 weeks earlier.

Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 36 km southeast of Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 6:31 am (GMT +3)

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 5 km depth

19 Mar 03:36 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.
19 Mar 03:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 5.0 km (from 6.2 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards NNW.
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19 Mar 21:28: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.6. Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards NW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2023 03:31:46 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 6:31 am (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.98°N / 37.49°E (Kahramanmaraş, Turkey)
Antipode	37.98°S / 142.51°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Koruhüyüğü (151 km / 94 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	5 km (3 mi) ENE of Nurhak (pop: 8,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Gölbaşı (Adıyaman) (pop: 28,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) NE of Cagliyan Cerit (Çağlayancerit) (pop: 15,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) SE of Elbistan (pop: 80,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) NW of Besni (Adıyaman) (pop: 41,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) NE of Kahramanmaraş (pop: 376,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) N of Gaziantep (pop: 1,066,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 455 km (283 mi) ESE of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Snow 1.4°C (35 F), humidity: 100%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	5 km	Turkey	RaspberryShake
3.5	5 km	Turkey: KULLAR-NURHAK (KAHRAMANMARAS)	KOERI-RETMC
3.7	5 km	3.7 CENTRAL TURKEY	EMSC

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