Earthquake details

Saturday, September 30, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, September 30, 1944 at 04:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osmancık (Turkey - TR), about 15.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.643 and latitude 41.045.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.045, 34.643
UTC time	1944-09-30 04:13:18.950

Location	Osmancık
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1944-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osmancık	15.5 km
Çorum	61.1 km
Merzifon	71.5 km
Kastamonu	81.6 km
Suluova	87.8 km
Çankırı	99.7 km
Sungurlu	100.3 km
Amasya	109.3 km
Sinop	117.6 km
Bafra	120.4 km
Zile	133.6 km
Yozgat	137.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	42.4 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	46.7 km

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