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

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