2/6/23 Central Turkey 7.8



Earthquake Details | Seismogram Explanation |
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Location: Central Turkey | P-wave: 01:17:36 UTC; 7:17:36 pm CST (2/5/23 local) |
Date: February 6, 2023 | S-wave: 01:17:36 UTC; 7:17:36 pm CST (2/5/23 local) |
Time: 01:17:36 UTC; 7:17:36 pm CST (2/5/23 local) | The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters. |
Latitude: 37.20 N | The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds. |
Longitude: 37.00 E | The beginning of the file is the origin of the event. |
Magnitude: 7.8 Mw | There was a 7.4 event about 9 hours later roughly in the same area. |
Depth: 17.5 km | This event caused widespread damage and over 2,300 deaths. |
Distance: 85.40 degrees (~5,781 miles from Milwaukee) |