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Puzzle #8 was 24 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M6.2 — strong class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
12.7 km — shallow
Region
Turkey and Anatolia
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
936 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
orange PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
Anatolian Plate · Arabian Plate · Eurasian Plate
Tectonic context
Arabia’s northward motion drives Anatolia westward along major strike-slip systems including the North and East Anatolian faults.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M6.2. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Strong (M6.0–6.9)
The hypocentral depth is 12.7 km. Which depth band is it in?
Shallow (less than 70 km)
USGS locates the event at “24 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey”. Which broad authored region matches?
Turkey and Anatolia
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
No — USGS did not set the event’s tsunami indicator; that is not a forecast.
USGS received 936 “Did You Feel It?” reports. Which band is that?
Widely felt (100–999)

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