Earthquake details

Saturday, May 14, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, May 14, 1938 at 06:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kırıkkale (Turkey - TR), about 0.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.509 and latitude 39.853.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.853, 33.509
UTC time	1938-05-14 06:55:24.550

Location	Kırıkkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kırıkkale	0.9 km
Keskin	21.9 km
Çankaya	55.7 km
Ankara	56.4 km
Çubuk	59.1 km
Sungurlu	81.6 km
Çankırı	83.6 km
Yerköy	85.4 km
Kulu	92.1 km
Kırşehir	96.8 km
Şereflikoçhisar	101.7 km
Yozgat	110.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Kulu Turkey · 2025-09-22 06:03 UTC	82.1 km
M 5.0 Kulu Turkey · 2025-05-15 12:46 UTC	83.7 km

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