Earthquake details

Monday, September 4, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, September 4, 1950 at 12:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osmancık (Turkey - TR), about 50.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.421 and latitude 41.323.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.323, 34.421
UTC time	1950-09-04 12:17:12.390

Location	Çorum
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1950-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osmancık	50.1 km
Kastamonu	54.3 km
Çorum	97.1 km
Sinop	99.7 km
Merzifon	100.7 km
Çankırı	105.2 km
Suluova	116.6 km
Bafra	126.6 km
Sungurlu	128.7 km
Amasya	140.1 km
Safranbolu	144.7 km
Karabük	150.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	72.7 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	77.8 km

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