Earthquake details

Friday, April 12, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, April 12, 1946 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bodrum (Turkey - TR), about 105.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.674 and latitude 36.315.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.315, 26.674
UTC time	1946-04-12 07:36:55.260

Location	Aydin
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1946-04-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bodrum	105.0 km
Rhodes	139.4 km
Milas	149.0 km
Marmaris	155.1 km
Söke	172.3 km
Heraklion	176.5 km
Kusadasi	179.6 km
Muğla	181.3 km
Selçuk	192.3 km
Aydin	199.3 km
Torbalı	213.4 km
Tire	218.7 km

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