Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 7, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, January 7, 1959 at 22:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fethiye (Turkey - TR), about 5.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.166 and latitude 36.601.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.601, 29.166
UTC time 1959-01-07 22:22:00.430
Location Fethiye
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-01-07

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