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Sunday, January 11, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, January 11, 1959 at 04:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fethiye (Turkey - TR), about 7.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.191 and latitude 36.688.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.688, 29.191
UTC time	1959-01-11 04:27:29.320

Location	Fethiye
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-01-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fethiye	7.8 km
Marmaris	83.8 km
Rhodes	91.1 km
Muğla	94.1 km
Beykonak	107.4 km
Denizli	121.3 km
Merkezefendi	125.1 km
Antalya	136.3 km
Muratpaşa	142.1 km
Milas	143.3 km
Burdur	150.7 km
Bucak	151.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Rhodes Greece · 2025-12-29 17:00 UTC	93.6 km
M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	65.3 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	74.3 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	89.4 km

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