Earthquake details

Saturday, July 16, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, July 16, 1955 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Söke (Turkey - TR), about 18.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.284 and latitude 37.617.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.617, 27.284
UTC time	1955-07-16 07:07:14.500

Location	Söke
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1955-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Söke	18.1 km
Kusadasi	27.2 km
Selçuk	38.0 km
Aydin	55.1 km
Milas	55.4 km
Torbalı	59.9 km
Bodrum	65.7 km
Tire	65.8 km
Karabağlar	85.3 km
Izmir	89.5 km
Ödemiş	90.8 km
Kemalpaşa	90.8 km

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