M 6.7 earthquake – 26 km SE of Baskil, Turkey
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Local time: Jan 24, 2020 · 20:55 (UTC+3)
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- Magnitude
- 6.7moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.431, 39.06126 km from Baskil
- Energy released
- 169 kilotons of TNTabout 11 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 214"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 9.3max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 31M2.5+ within 49 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 1,169USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1992
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Mar 13, 1992.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 169 kilotons of TNT, 355 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
31 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 49 km in the 60 days after.
- 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
- 4.4 27 km NNE of Sincik, 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
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