Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 26, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, January 26, 1960 at 09:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Şebinkarahisar (Turkey - TR), about 31.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.701 and latitude 40.104.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	40.104, 38.701
UTC time	1960-01-26 09:52:14.680

Location	Şebinkarahisar
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1960-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Şebinkarahisar	31.3 km
Gümüşhane	76.5 km
Erzincan	78.7 km
Giresun	94.3 km
Cimin	96.0 km
Bulancak	101.0 km
Görele	106.3 km
Beşikdüzü	114.7 km
Vakfıkebir	115.6 km
Cotyora	119.0 km
Akçaabat	125.9 km
Akçapınar	130.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Erzincan Turkey · 2026-02-10 21:38 UTC	54.6 km
M 4.7 Erzincan Turkey · 2026-02-06 11:16 UTC	43.5 km

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