Earthquake details

Monday, November 14, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Armenia on Monday, November 14, 1938 at 11:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gyumri (Armenia - AM), about 42.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.604 and latitude 40.462.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.462, 43.604
UTC time	1938-11-14 11:54:50.430

Location	Gyumri
Country	Armenia (AM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-11-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gyumri	42.2 km
Kars	46.4 km
Vagharshapat	67.3 km
Iğdır	70.7 km
Yerevan	83.3 km
Vanadzor	84.3 km
Abovyan	89.8 km
Ağrı	96.1 km
Hrazdan	97.7 km
Doğubeyazıt	109.8 km
Patnos	151.8 km
Erciş	161.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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