Earthquake details

Monday, August 23, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, August 23, 1965 at 14:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çanakkale (Turkey - TR), about 41.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.211 and latitude 40.498.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 19.1 km
Coordinates 40.498, 26.211
UTC time 1965-08-23 14:08:58.270
Location Çanakkale
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-08-23

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