M 4.0 earthquake – 36 km SE of Baskil, Turkey
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Local time: Jan 25, 2020 · 03:57 (UTC+3)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.0body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.343, 39.11736 km from Baskil
- Energy released
- 15 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 1"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 3.8max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 16M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 247USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jan 25, 2020.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 15 tons of TNT, 32 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
16 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 4.4 34 km NW of Çermik, Turkey Jan 25, 2020
- 4.5 11 km SSW of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 25, 2020
- 4.3 31 km S of Baskil, Turkey Jan 25, 2020
- 5.1 34 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 25, 2020
- 4.3 35 km NW of Çermik, Turkey Jan 25, 2020
- 4.4 12 km WSW of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 25, 2020
- 4.4 36 km S of Baskil, Turkey Jan 26, 2020
- 4.3 34 km NW of Çermik, Turkey Jan 27, 2020
- 4.7 6 km NNE of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 31, 2020
- 4.2 8 km SSW of Sivrice, Turkey Feb 1, 2020
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Turkey.
- 7.8 Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023
- 7.8 20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey Dec 26, 1939
- 7.5 Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023
- 7.0 18 km W of Doğanşar, Turkey Jan 24, 1916
- 6.9 18 km ESE of Pasinler, Turkey Sep 13, 1924
- 6.8 14 km NE of Varto, Turkey Aug 19, 1966
- 6.8 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey Dec 4, 1905
- 6.8 14 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey Aug 17, 1949
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.
- 6.7 26 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.8 10 km W of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.4 29 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.3 25 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.3 11 km NW of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.3 14 km W of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.2 34 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.3 29 km SSW of Elazığ, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.1 35 km NW of Çermik, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 4.2 11 km W of Sivrice, Turkey Jan 25, 2020