Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 16, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, June 16, 1942 at 05:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tekirdağ (Turkey - TR), about 33.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.726 and latitude 40.729.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.729, 27.726
UTC time	1942-06-16 05:42:32.890

Location	Çorlu
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1942-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tekirdağ	33.1 km
Panderma	47.0 km
Çorlu	48.5 km
Siliviri	58.2 km
Kavaklı	65.1 km
Çerkezköy	66.2 km
Biga	69.2 km
Gönen	69.7 km
Mimarsinan	77.1 km
Karacabey	78.7 km
Büyükçekmece	79.3 km
Gürpınar	80.3 km

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