Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 24, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, March 24, 1953 at 21:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kilis (Turkey - TR), about 20.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.966 and latitude 36.855.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.855, 36.966
UTC time	1953-03-24 21:17:36.280

Location	Kilis
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kilis	20.4 km
Azaz	30.7 km
Afrin	39.1 km
Gaziantep	43.5 km
Dörtyol	65.6 km
Kırıkhan	67.2 km
Osmaniye	68.4 km
Kabbasin	71.5 km
Al Bāb	72.9 km
Reyhanlı	74.4 km
Aleppo	74.8 km
Nizip	75.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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