Earthquake details

Thursday, March 19, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, March 19, 1953 at 12:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Panderma (Turkey - TR), about 16.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.069 and latitude 40.223.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 40.223, 28.069
UTC time 1953-03-19 12:53:43.810
Location Panderma
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-03-19

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
Çorlu
Turkey · 2025-10-02 11:55 UTC
61.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.