Earthquake details

Thursday, December 16, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, December 16, 1926 at 17:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Düzce (Turkey - TR), about 21.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 31.031 and latitude 40.679.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.679, 31.031
UTC time	1926-12-16 17:54:06.870

Location	Düzce
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1926-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Düzce	21.0 km
Hendek	27.4 km
Akçakoca	46.3 km
Karasu Mahallesi	48.3 km
Bolu	48.9 km
Adapazarı	54.1 km
Karasu	55.1 km
Bender Eregli	74.7 km
İzmit	93.4 km
Beypazarı	94.5 km
Gölcük	102.4 km
Derince	103.0 km

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