Earthquake details

Friday, October 6, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, October 6, 1944 at 02:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aivali (Turkey - TR), about 23.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.587 and latitude 39.509.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.509, 26.587
UTC time	1944-10-06 02:34:47.630

Location	Aivali
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1944-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aivali	23.0 km
Burhaniye	33.1 km
Edremit	38.8 km
Bergama	66.9 km
Çanakkale	73.5 km
Aliağa	85.7 km
Soma	95.1 km
Biga	97.7 km
Menemen	108.7 km
Balıkesir	112.5 km
Gönen	112.8 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	123.4 km

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