Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, November 23, 1949 at 16:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Urla (Turkey - TR), about 35.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.381 and latitude 38.429.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.429, 26.381
UTC time	1949-11-23 16:50:59.510

Location	Urla
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1949-11-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Urla	35.5 km
Menemen	63.2 km
Aliağa	65.9 km
Izmir	66.1 km
Karabağlar	66.1 km
Kemalpaşa	90.4 km
Torbalı	91.1 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	93.3 km
Kusadasi	99.5 km
Selçuk	101.4 km
Aivali	102.7 km
Bergama	103.7 km

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