Earthquake details

Friday, January 6, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, January 6, 1956 at 12:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çanakkale (Turkey - TR), about 29.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.487 and latitude 40.418.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.418, 26.487
UTC time	1956-01-06 12:15:44.970

Location	Çanakkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Çanakkale	29.9 km
Zorlanae	50.2 km
Biga	67.5 km
Alexandroupoli	70.5 km
Uzunköprü	96.2 km
Edremit	102.3 km
Gönen	105.1 km
Tekirdağ	106.6 km
Burhaniye	110.2 km
Komotini	120.0 km
Aivali	123.6 km
Panderma	126.5 km

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