M 7.2 earthquake – 22 km NE of Gediz, Turkey
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Local time: Mar 28, 1970 · 23:02 (UTC+2)
MajorShallow · 22 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.2moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 22 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 39.132, 29.58022 km from Gediz
- Energy released
- 951 kilotons of TNTabout 63 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.8max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 23M2.5+ within 96 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 804USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1967
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jul 22, 1967.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 951 kilotons of TNT, 1,995 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
23 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 96 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.2 11 km SSE of Emet, Turkey Mar 28, 1970
- 5.5 17 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey Mar 28, 1970
- 5.5 20 km SW of Aslanapa, Turkey Mar 28, 1970
- 5.6 17 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey Mar 29, 1970
- 5.1 19 km N of Gediz, Turkey Mar 29, 1970
- 5.5 4 km SE of Emet, Turkey Mar 30, 1970
- 5.1 7 km WSW of Emet, Turkey Mar 30, 1970
- 5.4 22 km WSW of Aslanapa, Turkey Mar 30, 1970
- 5.2 16 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey Mar 31, 1970
- 5.1 27 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey Mar 31, 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 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 13 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey May 26, 1957
- 7.1 15 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey Oct 3, 1914