Earthquake details

Thursday, August 16, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 16, 1923 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kastamonu (Turkey - TR), about 44.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.120 and latitude 41.071.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.071, 34.120
UTC time	1923-08-16 03:51:59.650

Location	Kastamonu
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1923-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kastamonu	44.7 km
Osmancık	58.4 km
Çankırı	67.5 km
Çorum	91.1 km
Sungurlu	102.8 km
Merzifon	115.0 km
Safranbolu	121.2 km
Karabük	126.0 km
Çubuk	130.5 km
Suluova	131.2 km
Sinop	137.3 km
Kırıkkale	146.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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