Earthquake details

Sunday, February 15, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, February 15, 1948 at 17:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Turkey - TR), about 126.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.475 and latitude 35.471.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.471, 27.475
UTC time 1948-02-15 17:54:58.110
Location Fethiye
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-02-15

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