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Turkey Experiences A Significant 6.0 Earthquake, Shocks People Around It Too

Turkey recently experiences a 6.0 earthquake. According to a report posted by the Volcano Discovery website, the earthquake would definitely be felt by everybody in the area of the epicenter. For example, Istanbul and also Ankara. Such a strong one.

They added, “The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 6.0 quake in Turkey near Düzce, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on 23rd November 2022, at 4:08 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km”.

Picture: Volcano Discovery

As can be seen on a Tweet posted by a user that goes by the name Rania Kisar, a lot of people who live in Istanbul get shocked by the situation. She mentioned, “6.0 earthquake in Istanbul, just a few minutes ago. Crowds of civilians are all in the streets”.

https://twitter.com/RaniaKisar/status/1595229082173820928?s=20&t=06QrfPksFbT_wWDZ9cCRfw&fbclid=IwAR0GCVkOdMk5bQLIHE6EoglBg3aQZYdrs8wynkAzM1Ev_iDeVRZqiOgKt14

To have an easier understanding of the significant earthquake, these are some of the details that you guys should know about it.

Earthquake In Turkey Details

Date & time Nov 23, 2022, 01:08:14 UTC – 46 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter Wednesday, Nov 23, 2022, at 4:08 am (GMT +3)
Status Confirmed
Magnitude 6.0
Depth 3.9 km
Epicenter latitude/longitude 40.8437°N / 30.9695°E  (Düzce, Turkey)
Antipode 40.844°S / 149.031°W
Shaking intensity Moderate shaking
Felt 442 reports
Primary data source USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearby towns and cities 16 km (10 mi) W of Düzce (pop: 57,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
19 km (12 mi) ENE of Hendek (Sakarya) (pop: 35,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
30 km (18 mi) SSE of Karasu Mahallesi (Sakarya) (pop: 39,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
30 km (18 mi) SSW of Akçakoca (pop: 35,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
34 km (21 mi) ENE of Akyazı (Sakarya) (pop: 25,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
37 km (23 mi) SE of Karasu (Sakarya) (pop: 30,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
171 km (106 mi) E of Istanbul (pop: 14,804,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
190 km (118 mi) WNW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at the epicenter at the time of the quake Overcast Clouds  11.3°C (52 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SSE
Estimated seismic energy released 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8-gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

Sources: Volcano Discovery, Twitter.

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