Earthquake details

Thursday, August 23, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 23, 1928 at 06:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is İmamoğlu (Turkey - TR), about 15.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.620 and latitude 37.402.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.402, 35.620
UTC time 1928-08-23 06:16:06.770
Location Kozan
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-08-23

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