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Magnitude 4.6 TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 04:29:12 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 04:29:12 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 07:29:12 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 36.04N 36.02E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION
    Distances 20 km (15 miles) SSW of Hatay (Antakya), Turkey
    65 km (40 miles) NNE of Latakia, Syria
    65 km (40 miles) S of Iskenderun, Turkey
    515 km (320 miles) SE of ANKARA, Turkey
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Inst., Istanbul, Turkey
    Remarks Felt (IV) at Antakya, Turkey. Also felt at Adana and Osmaniye. Felt at Idlib, Syria.
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