Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 19, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, March 19, 1952 at 01:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simav (Turkey - TR), about 57.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.722 and latitude 39.561.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 39.561, 28.722
UTC time 1952-03-19 01:27:29.050
Location Bursa
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-03-19

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