Earthquake details

Saturday, March 31, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, March 31, 1928 at 05:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Menemen (Turkey - TR), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.009 and latitude 38.680.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.680, 27.009
UTC time	1928-03-31 05:12:33.850

Location	Menemen
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1928-03-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Menemen	9.6 km
Aliağa	13.7 km
Izmir	31.8 km
Karabağlar	35.8 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	37.1 km
Urla	45.1 km
Kemalpaşa	45.4 km
Bergama	51.3 km
Turgutlu	63.5 km
Torbalı	66.4 km
Aivali	76.2 km
Soma	76.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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