Earthquake details

Thursday, August 19, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 19, 1954 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çarşamba (Turkey - TR), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.516 and latitude 40.986.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.986, 36.516
UTC time 1954-08-19 21:03:26.610
Location Samsun
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-08-19

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