Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 2, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, December 2, 1942 at 19:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Merzifon (Turkey - TR), about 34.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.592 and latitude 41.166.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.166, 35.592
UTC time 1942-12-02 19:04:23.930
Location Merzifon
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1942-12-02

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