Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.8 - Aegean Sea, 22 km NNW of Aivali, Ayvalık İlçesi, Balıkesir, Turkey, viernes, 06 oct. 1944
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitud: 6.8
Profundidad: 15.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 39.502°N / 26.596°E

Volcán mas cercano: Kenger (186 km / 116 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km al SO de Altınoluk (Edremit) (pop: 13,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
20 km al ESE de Ayvacık (pop: 6,880) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
22 km al NNO de Aivali (pop: 70,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
32 km al O de Burhaniye (pop: 38,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
38 km al OSO de Edremit (pop: 40,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
38 km al SE de Ezine (Camikebir) (pop: 15,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
66 km al NO de Pérgamo (pop: 57,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
74 km al SSE de Çanakkale (pop: 87,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
130 km al NNO de Esmirna (pop: 2,500,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
537 km al O de Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 6.8 | 15 km | near the coast of western Turkey | USGS |
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