Earthquake details

Saturday, November 21, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, November 21, 1942 at 14:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çorum (Turkey - TR), about 23.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.888 and latitude 40.754.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.754, 34.888
UTC time	1942-11-21 14:01:46.970

Location	Çorum
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1942-11-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Çorum	23.5 km
Osmancık	25.9 km
Merzifon	50.2 km
Suluova	64.6 km
Sungurlu	78.5 km
Amasya	80.5 km
Zile	98.3 km
Yozgat	104.2 km
Sorgun	108.1 km
Çankırı	108.8 km
Turhal	108.8 km
Kastamonu	116.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	29.7 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	29.2 km

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