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M5.2 earthquake near Baskil, Elazığ

2402 d ago · 19 Mar 2020, 17:53 UTC 9 km NNE of Do?anyol, Turkey

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Do?anyol, Turkey on 19 Mar 2020, 17:53 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Baskil, about 30 km away in Elazığ, Turkey.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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