Earthquake details

Saturday, April 13, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, April 13, 1940 at 06:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorgun (Turkey - TR), about 38.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.446 and latitude 39.531.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.531, 35.446
UTC time	1940-04-13 06:29:10.570

Location	Sorgun
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-04-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorgun	38.2 km
Yozgat	63.7 km
Yerköy	84.8 km
Kayseri	89.0 km
Zile	93.8 km
Talas	94.0 km
Turhal	109.7 km
Sungurlu	115.8 km
Kırşehir	118.4 km
Nevşehir	119.1 km
Çorum	120.8 km
Develi	127.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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