Earthquake details

Sunday, December 20, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, December 20, 1942 at 14:03 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erbaa (Turkey - TR), about 30.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.744 and latitude 40.907.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.907, 36.744
UTC time 1942-12-20 14:03:09.060
Location Erbaa
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1942-12-20

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