Earthquake details

Friday, December 16, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, December 16, 1938 at 11:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Keskin (Turkey - TR), about 29.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.821 and latitude 39.466.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.466, 33.821
UTC time	1938-12-16 11:03:02.750

Location	Kırşehir
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Keskin	29.1 km
Kırşehir	46.3 km
Kırıkkale	50.1 km
Yerköy	58.7 km
Şereflikoçhisar	63.5 km
Kulu	76.0 km
Ortaköy	83.3 km
Sungurlu	91.3 km
Yozgat	93.1 km
Çankaya	96.3 km
Ankara	97.0 km
Çubuk	109.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Kulu Turkey · 2025-09-22 06:03 UTC	63.7 km
M 5.0 Kulu Turkey · 2025-05-15 12:46 UTC	62.6 km

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