Earthquake details

Thursday, November 19, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, November 19, 1959 at 14:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aliağa (Turkey - TR), about 31.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.614 and latitude 38.817.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	38.817, 26.614
UTC time	1959-11-19 14:00:31.850

Location	Menemen
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aliağa	31.1 km
Menemen	45.9 km
Aivali	56.3 km
Urla	56.5 km
Bergama	59.6 km
Izmir	64.1 km
Karabağlar	67.0 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	74.2 km
Burhaniye	82.1 km
Kemalpaşa	82.3 km
Edremit	93.7 km
Soma	95.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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