M5.3 earthquake near Göksun, Kahramanmaraş
1303 d ago · 23 Mar 2023, 09:19 UTC 6 km W of Göksun, Turkey
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Göksun, Turkey on 23 Mar 2023, 09:19 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 Göksun, about 6 km away in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
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