Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 26, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, December 26, 1939 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erzincan (Turkey - TR), about 20.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.586 and latitude 39.907.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 39.907, 39.586
UTC time 1939-12-26 23:57:23.820
Location Erzincan
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1939-12-26

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