Earthquake details

Sunday, February 3, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, February 3, 1952 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çanakkale (Turkey - TR), about 50.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.839 and latitude 40.261.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.261, 25.839
UTC time	1952-02-03 20:44:53.040

Location	Çanakkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1952-02-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Çanakkale	50.2 km
Alexandroupoli	65.6 km
Zorlanae	94.2 km
Komotini	102.3 km
Biga	119.3 km
Edremit	125.4 km
Xánthi	126.1 km
Aivali	127.8 km
Burhaniye	128.6 km
Uzunköprü	133.0 km
Kavala	142.7 km
Gönen	155.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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