Earthquake details

Saturday, July 23, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, July 23, 1949 at 15:03 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aliağa (Turkey - TR), about 43.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.480 and latitude 38.718.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.718, 26.480
UTC time	1949-07-23 15:03:35.480

Location	Aliağa
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1949-07-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aliağa	43.7 km
Urla	50.5 km
Menemen	52.7 km
Izmir	66.6 km
Karabağlar	68.7 km
Aivali	69.4 km
Bergama	75.4 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	83.1 km
Kemalpaşa	87.8 km
Burhaniye	96.9 km
Torbalı	99.4 km
Edremit	108.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.2

Akhisar

Turkey · 2025-08-12 21:30 UTC

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M 4.4

Akhisar

Turkey · 2025-08-11 17:13 UTC

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