Earthquake details

Sunday, March 17, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, March 17, 1940 at 09:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Şırnak (Turkey - TR), about 67.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.897 and latitude 38.009.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.009, 42.897
UTC time	1940-03-17 09:08:55.060

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-03-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Şırnak	67.5 km
Van	68.8 km
Tatvan	76.0 km
Bitlis	81.7 km
Siirt	84.3 km
Hakkâri	88.6 km
Adilcevaz	89.1 km
Ahlat	90.0 km
Silopi	93.4 km
Zakho	97.6 km
Cizre	98.2 km
Kurtalan	106.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	107.2 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	96.0 km

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