Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, August 9, 1918 at 00:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osmancık (Turkey - TR), about 22.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.728 and latitude 41.168.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.168, 34.728
UTC time	1918-08-09 00:39:01.960

Location	Osmancık
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1918-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osmancık	22.1 km
Merzifon	69.9 km
Çorum	71.5 km
Kastamonu	83.1 km
Suluova	85.9 km
Sinop	102.2 km
Bafra	107.8 km
Amasya	109.2 km
Çankırı	113.0 km
Sungurlu	115.3 km
Samsun	135.2 km
Zile	137.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	41.8 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	47.0 km

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