M 5.1 earthquake – 27 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey
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Local time: Mar 31, 1970 · 13:57 (UTC+2)
ModerateShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.1moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 39.002, 29.71128 km from Gediz
- Energy released
- 674 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 8M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 402USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Mar 31, 1970.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 674 tons of TNT, 1.4 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
8 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.1 16 km N of Gediz, Turkey Apr 9, 1970
- 5.6 13 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey Apr 16, 1970
- 5.2 18 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey Apr 16, 1970
- 6.1 22 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey Apr 19, 1970
- 5.9 20 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey Apr 19, 1970
- 5.3 21 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey Apr 22, 1970
- 5.2 11 km NNE of Dumlupınar, Turkey Apr 23, 1970
- 5.3 19 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey Apr 24, 1970
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Turkey.
- 7.6 4 km ESE of Derince, Turkey Aug 17, 1999
- 7.3 7 km N of Gönen, Turkey Mar 18, 1953
- 7.3 9 km E of Akyazı, Turkey Jul 22, 1967
- 7.2 22 km NE of Gediz, Turkey Mar 28, 1970
- 7.2 25 km SE of Malkara, Turkey Aug 9, 1912
- 7.2 8 km S of Düzce, Turkey Nov 12, 1999
- 7.2 9 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey Jul 23, 1949
- 7.1 27 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey Apr 24, 1957
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.