Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 7, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, December 7, 1937 at 09:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cimin (Turkey - TR), about 32.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.918 and latitude 39.475.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.475, 39.918
UTC time 1937-12-07 09:30:57.860
Location Erzincan
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-12-07

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