Earthquake details

Saturday, September 21, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, September 21, 1957 at 20:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osmancık (Turkey - TR), about 43.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.333 and latitude 40.826.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.826, 34.333
UTC time	1957-09-21 20:16:56.190

Location	Osmancık
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1957-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osmancık	43.2 km
Çorum	60.8 km
Çankırı	65.6 km
Sungurlu	73.4 km
Kastamonu	77.2 km
Merzifon	95.3 km
Suluova	110.8 km
Yozgat	118.9 km
Amasya	128.0 km
Çubuk	128.0 km
Kırıkkale	129.8 km
Yerköy	132.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	68.5 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	70.9 km

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