Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, January 4, 1940 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Şebinkarahisar (Turkey - TR), about 44.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.926 and latitude 40.415.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.415, 37.926
UTC time	1940-01-04 20:44:55.390

Location	Şebinkarahisar
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Şebinkarahisar	44.5 km
Cotyora	62.7 km
Bulancak	63.7 km
Giresun	68.1 km
Kumru	75.8 km
Fatsa	77.2 km
Niksar	84.8 km
Ünye	97.0 km
Sivas	107.3 km
Görele	113.8 km
Tokat Province	116.9 km
Erbaa	118.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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