Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, January 3, 1952 at 06:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erzurum (Turkey - TR), about 26.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.544 and latitude 40.029.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 40.029, 41.544
UTC time 1952-01-03 06:03:55.070
Location Erzurum
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-01-03

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