Magnitude 5.8 - WESTERN TURKEY

Ok so im really confused. I've been lurking ATS for a good couple of months now and never really cared about earthquakes, or i just never noticed them ?

But they seem to be popping up alot in the recent months, or is this just normal plate activity ? I really have no idea. Enlighten me....

By the way i know all of you love new information so here we go, pure C&P

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 20:15:24 UTC
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 11:15:24 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 39.137°N, 29.074°E
Depth 9.1 km (5.7 miles)
Region WESTERN TURKEY
Distances 80 km (50 miles) WSW (247°) from Kutahya, Turkey
118 km (73 miles) ESE (117°) from Balikesir, Turkey
118 km (74 miles) S (180°) from Bursa, Turkey
334 km (208 miles) WSW (256°) from ANKARA, Turkey

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.2 km (7.0 miles); depth +/- 3.6 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters NST=412, Nph=413, Dmin=190.4 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=C
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0003j4a


First thread ! wooohhhh

And i just noticed i put this in area 51.......Yes im a noob

Not sure how to delete this or if Mods do ?
Let someone else do a better job of this topic.

reply to post by Jamesprototype


LOL, and yes, I've noticed and increase in the earthquake activity, It could be elenin, who knows