Earthquake details

Thursday, April 25, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, April 25, 1918 at 02:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hakkâri (Turkey - TR), about 64.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.001 and latitude 38.118.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.118, 44.001
UTC time	1918-04-25 02:22:57.790

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1918-04-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hakkâri	64.7 km
Yüksekova	65.6 km
Salmās	67.5 km
Van	68.3 km
Khowy	96.0 km
Urmia	113.5 km
Erciş	115.5 km
Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn	124.0 km
Adilcevaz	134.1 km
Ahlat	150.1 km
Şırnak	151.7 km
Oshnavīyeh	154.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	94.3 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	73.9 km

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