Earthquake details

Friday, December 11, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, December 11, 1942 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osmancık (Turkey - TR), about 23.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.080 and latitude 40.941.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.941, 35.080
UTC time	1942-12-11 02:39:16.470

Location	Osmancık
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1942-12-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osmancık	23.5 km
Merzifon	33.1 km
Çorum	44.9 km
Suluova	49.3 km
Amasya	71.1 km
Bafra	98.1 km
Zile	98.4 km
Turhal	104.6 km
Sungurlu	104.8 km
Samsun	111.9 km
Kastamonu	119.7 km
Sinop	121.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	4.4 km
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