Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 19, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, April 19, 1938 at 10:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Keskin (Turkey - TR), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.911 and latitude 39.544.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.544, 33.911
UTC time	1938-04-19 10:59:21.400

Location	Kırıkkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1938-04-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Keskin	29.3 km
Kırıkkale	48.2 km
Yerköy	48.8 km
Kırşehir	49.4 km
Şereflikoçhisar	74.6 km
Sungurlu	79.9 km
Yozgat	82.5 km
Kulu	87.3 km
Ortaköy	90.5 km
Çankaya	98.9 km
Ankara	99.7 km
Çubuk	107.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Kulu Turkey · 2025-09-22 06:03 UTC	75.0 km
M 5.0 Kulu Turkey · 2025-05-15 12:46 UTC	74.0 km

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