Earthquake details

Friday, December 19, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, December 19, 1947 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karabük (Turkey - TR), about 46.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.861 and latitude 40.825.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.825, 32.861
UTC time	1947-12-19 17:31:17.590

Location	Karabük
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1947-12-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karabük	46.6 km
Safranbolu	49.4 km
Çubuk	66.9 km
Çankırı	68.4 km
Kastamonu	98.3 km
Bartın	100.3 km
Ankara	100.8 km
Çankaya	101.0 km
Bolu	106.2 km
Beypazarı	108.1 km
Zonguldak	113.5 km
Kırıkkale	122.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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