Earthquake details

Thursday, April 2, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, April 2, 1959 at 04:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Orhangazi (Turkey - TR), about 9.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.413 and latitude 40.527.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.527, 29.413
UTC time	1959-04-02 04:34:28.040

Location	Yalova
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-04-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Orhangazi	9.8 km
Yalova	18.3 km
Gemlik	24.0 km
Karamürsel	25.1 km
Gebze	30.7 km
Gölcük	40.1 km
Kestel	40.4 km
Körfez	41.1 km
Derince	42.5 km
Bursa	47.5 km
Sultanbeyli	49.8 km
Maltepe	50.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Yalova Turkey · 2025-07-02 10:57 UTC	19.6 km
M 4.0 Bursa Turkey · 2025-07-01 09:57 UTC	25.2 km

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