Earthquake details

Monday, January 27, 1913 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, January 27, 1913 at 19:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ahlat (Turkey - TR), about 11.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.387 and latitude 38.822.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.822, 42.387
UTC time	1913-01-27 19:38:38.850

Location	Ahlat
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1913-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ahlat	11.5 km
Adilcevaz	30.0 km
Bulanık	31.1 km
Tatvan	37.8 km
Bitlis	52.8 km
Patnos	60.5 km
Muş	78.9 km
Hınıs	84.6 km
Erciş	87.2 km
Van	94.0 km
Kozluk	105.9 km
Siirt	106.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	94.5 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	103.7 km

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