Earthquake details

Saturday, April 19, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, April 19, 1947 at 17:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hakkâri (Turkey - TR), about 39.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.377 and latitude 37.365.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.365, 43.377
UTC time	1947-04-19 17:39:10.180

Location	Hakkâri
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1947-04-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hakkâri	39.7 km
Duhok	65.3 km
Zakho	65.8 km
Sīnah	68.8 km
Silopi	82.0 km
Şırnak	83.2 km
Yüksekova	83.7 km
Cizre	105.6 km
Mosul	116.9 km
Al-Hamdaniya District	121.8 km
Van	125.7 km
Soran	130.2 km

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