Earthquake details

Monday, December 4, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, December 4, 1905 at 12:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanliurfa (Turkey - TR), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.830 and latitude 37.216.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.216, 38.830
UTC time	1905-12-04 12:20:07.960

Location	Sanliurfa
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1905-12-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sanliurfa	6.3 km
Suruç	44.8 km
‘Ayn al ‘Arab	55.7 km
Akçakale	57.2 km
Kâhta	66.0 km
Siverek	73.8 km
Adıyaman	78.2 km
Birecik	78.5 km
Viranşehir	82.0 km
Nizip	94.8 km
Besni	100.7 km
Manbij	109.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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