Earthquake details

Thursday, August 29, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 29, 1918 at 06:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osmancık (Turkey - TR), about 12.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.760 and latitude 41.082.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.082, 34.760
UTC time	1918-08-29 06:39:45.470

Location	Osmancık
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1918-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osmancık	12.2 km
Çorum	61.5 km
Merzifon	63.5 km
Suluova	79.7 km
Kastamonu	88.8 km
Amasya	102.2 km
Sungurlu	106.9 km
Bafra	109.8 km
Çankırı	110.3 km
Sinop	110.4 km
Zile	128.7 km
Samsun	133.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	34.6 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	39.4 km

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