Earthquake details

Saturday, February 16, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, February 16, 1924 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çanakkale (Turkey - TR), about 80.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.599 and latitude 39.787.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.787, 25.599
UTC time	1924-02-16 09:01:10.130

Location	Çanakkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1924-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Çanakkale	80.6 km
Aivali	107.4 km
Alexandroupoli	120.6 km
Burhaniye	122.0 km
Edremit	123.9 km
Zorlanae	147.8 km
Biga	148.5 km
Komotini	149.2 km
Bergama	154.9 km
Aliağa	161.5 km
Xánthi	161.7 km
Kavala	163.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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