Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 12, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 12, 1936 at 22:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fethiye (Turkey - TR), about 62.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.353 and latitude 37.171.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.171, 29.353
UTC time 1936-08-12 22:24:18.340
Location Denizli
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-08-12

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