Earthquake details

Friday, May 23, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, May 23, 1941 at 23:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muğla (Turkey - TR), about 16.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.426 and latitude 37.080.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.080, 28.426
UTC time	1941-05-23 23:00:45.640

Location	Muğla
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muğla	16.3 km
Marmaris	28.5 km
Milas	62.7 km
Rhodes	74.0 km
Fethiye	79.4 km
Bodrum	88.7 km
Nazilli	93.5 km
Denizli	96.9 km
Merkezefendi	97.4 km
Aydin	99.7 km
Söke	116.9 km
Tire	127.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	54.9 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	6.6 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	44.7 km
M 4.1 Bodrum Turkey · 2025-04-30 23:48 UTC	79.2 km

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