Earthquake details

Sunday, April 8, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, April 8, 1951 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is İskenderun (Turkey - TR), about 28.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.869 and latitude 36.516.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.516, 35.869
UTC time	1951-04-08 21:38:10.210

Location	Antakya
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

İskenderun	28.4 km
Antakya	43.1 km
Kırıkhan	43.8 km
Dörtyol	48.3 km
Samandağ	49.5 km
Ceyhan	56.8 km
Salqīn	67.1 km
Reyhanlı	68.4 km
Osmaniye	70.7 km
Adana	71.3 km
Kireçocağı	82.1 km
İmamoğlu	85.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 İskenderun Turkey · 2026-02-20 03:10 UTC	41.6 km
M 4.1 Kırıkhan Turkey · 2025-12-17 01:15 UTC	54.2 km
M 4.1 Antakya Turkey · 2025-12-15 09:20 UTC	41.0 km

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