Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 18, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, March 18, 1953 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gönen (Turkey - TR), about 7.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.648 and latitude 40.175.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.175, 27.648
UTC time 1953-03-18 19:06:17.740
Location Gönen
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1953-03-18

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