Earthquake details

Monday, September 23, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, September 23, 1940 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tunceli (Turkey - TR), about 9.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.505 and latitude 39.020.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.020, 39.505
UTC time 1940-09-23 19:30:22.780
Location Tunceli
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-09-23

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