Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, December 21, 1933 at 18:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kastamonu (Turkey - TR), about 31.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.489 and latitude 41.197.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.197, 33.489
UTC time	1933-12-21 18:40:58.530

Location	Kastamonu
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1933-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kastamonu	31.3 km
Safranbolu	66.8 km
Çankırı	67.3 km
Karabük	72.1 km
Bartın	107.8 km
Osmancık	113.0 km
Çubuk	113.4 km
Sungurlu	136.8 km
Çorum	142.8 km
Zonguldak	144.6 km
Kırıkkale	150.5 km
Çankaya	151.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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