Earthquake details

Saturday, May 28, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, May 28, 1938 at 00:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Keskin (Turkey - TR), about 32.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.823 and latitude 39.433.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.433, 33.823
UTC time	1938-05-28 00:05:00.520

Location	Kırşehir
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-05-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Keskin	32.2 km
Kırşehir	43.4 km
Kırıkkale	53.3 km
Yerköy	59.8 km
Şereflikoçhisar	60.2 km
Kulu	74.3 km
Ortaköy	79.7 km
Sungurlu	94.4 km
Yozgat	94.5 km
Çankaya	98.4 km
Ankara	99.1 km
Çubuk	112.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Kulu Turkey · 2025-09-22 06:03 UTC	61.9 km
M 5.0 Kulu Turkey · 2025-05-15 12:46 UTC	60.6 km

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