Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 9, 1909 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, February 9, 1909 at 11:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Şebinkarahisar (Turkey - TR), about 30.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.098 and latitude 40.406.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.406, 38.098
UTC time	1909-02-09 11:24:05.020

Location	Şebinkarahisar
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1909-02-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Şebinkarahisar	30.6 km
Bulancak	60.3 km
Giresun	61.9 km
Cotyora	66.0 km
Fatsa	85.8 km
Kumru	87.7 km
Niksar	99.2 km
Görele	103.3 km
Ünye	106.5 km
Gümüşhane	116.6 km
Sivas	117.7 km
Beşikdüzü	119.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Erzincan Turkey · 2026-02-10 21:38 UTC	103.2 km
M 4.7 Erzincan Turkey · 2026-02-06 11:16 UTC	96.4 km

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