Earthquake details

Sunday, March 18, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, March 18, 1917 at 17:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erbaa (Turkey - TR), about 24.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.438 and latitude 40.866.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.866, 36.438
UTC time	1917-03-18 17:39:09.030

Location	Erbaa
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1917-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Erbaa	24.5 km
Çarşamba	44.1 km
Samsun	46.8 km
Niksar	53.0 km
Amasya	56.2 km
Turhal	61.2 km
Tokat Province	62.2 km
Suluova	66.6 km
Kumru	69.5 km
Ünye	77.7 km
Zile	78.1 km
Merzifon	82.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.3 Erbaa Turkey · 2026-03-13 00:35 UTC	38.1 km
M 4.4 Turhal Turkey · 2025-08-20 22:24 UTC	92.0 km

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