Earthquake details

Saturday, May 14, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, May 14, 1938 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Keskin (Turkey - TR), about 17.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.475 and latitude 39.563.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.563, 33.475
UTC time	1938-05-14 04:45:53.250

Location	Keskin
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Keskin	17.1 km
Kırıkkale	31.5 km
Kulu	62.2 km
Çankaya	65.6 km
Ankara	66.3 km
Şereflikoçhisar	69.7 km
Kırşehir	75.3 km
Çubuk	84.2 km
Yerköy	85.5 km
Sungurlu	102.1 km
Ortaköy	104.0 km
Polatlı	114.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Kulu Turkey · 2025-09-22 06:03 UTC	51.3 km
M 5.0 Kulu Turkey · 2025-05-15 12:46 UTC	52.3 km

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