Earthquake details

Thursday, March 7, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, March 7, 1940 at 05:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bafra (Turkey - TR), about 61.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.489 and latitude 41.911.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.911, 36.489
UTC time 1940-03-07 05:04:35.490
Location Samsun
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-03-07

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