Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 9, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 9, 1939 at 23:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bozüyük (Turkey - TR), about 14.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.128 and latitude 39.796.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.796, 30.128
UTC time 1939-08-09 23:43:46.940
Location Bozüyük
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-08-09

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