Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1912 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, August 9, 1912 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tekirdağ (Turkey - TR), about 42.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.121 and latitude 40.730.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.730, 27.121
UTC time 1912-08-09 01:29:02.060
Location Tekirdağ
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1912-08-09

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