Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 21, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 21, 1929 at 01:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bafra (Turkey - TR), about 25.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.695 and latitude 41.400.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.400, 35.695
UTC time	1929-08-21 01:24:22.760

Location	Bafra
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1929-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bafra	25.5 km
Samsun	55.2 km
Merzifon	61.8 km
Suluova	63.4 km
Sinop	82.6 km
Amasya	83.9 km
Osmancık	88.1 km
Çarşamba	88.8 km
Erbaa	109.5 km
Çorum	113.4 km
Turhal	117.3 km
Zile	123.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	69.0 km
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