Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 19, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, April 19, 1938 at 23:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Keskin (Turkey - TR), about 36.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.907 and latitude 39.440.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.440, 33.907
UTC time	1938-04-19 23:11:14.570

Location	Kırşehir
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-04-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Keskin	36.2 km
Kırşehir	39.5 km
Yerköy	52.9 km
Kırıkkale	56.7 km
Şereflikoçhisar	64.2 km
Ortaköy	79.0 km
Kulu	81.0 km
Yozgat	87.8 km
Sungurlu	90.3 km
Çankaya	104.1 km
Ankara	104.8 km
Nevşehir	114.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Kulu Turkey · 2025-09-22 06:03 UTC	68.7 km
M 5.0 Kulu Turkey · 2025-05-15 12:46 UTC	67.1 km

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