Earthquake details

Friday, May 1, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, May 1, 1953 at 20:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Urla (Turkey - TR), about 17.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.568 and latitude 38.339.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.339, 26.568
UTC time	1953-05-01 20:06:41.240

Location	Urla
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Urla	17.2 km
Karabağlar	49.7 km
Izmir	50.4 km
Menemen	52.9 km
Aliağa	62.2 km
Torbalı	72.5 km
Kemalpaşa	74.7 km
Kusadasi	80.5 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	80.8 km
Selçuk	82.3 km
Söke	98.6 km
Turgutlu	100.2 km

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