Earthquake details

Friday, January 26, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, January 26, 1940 at 20:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Şebinkarahisar (Turkey - TR), about 31.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.164 and latitude 40.492.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.492, 38.164
UTC time	1940-01-26 20:56:03.160

Location	Şebinkarahisar
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Şebinkarahisar	31.6 km
Bulancak	50.0 km
Giresun	50.9 km
Cotyora	58.8 km
Fatsa	81.9 km
Kumru	87.1 km
Görele	92.8 km
Niksar	103.2 km
Ünye	103.2 km
Beşikdüzü	109.6 km
Gümüşhane	110.8 km
Vakfıkebir	112.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Erzincan Turkey · 2026-02-10 21:38 UTC	108.9 km
M 4.7 Erzincan Turkey · 2026-02-06 11:16 UTC	101.0 km

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