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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Çanakkale	41.8 km
Alexandroupoli	48.3 km
Zorlanae	53.4 km
Biga	92.5 km
Uzunköprü	94.7 km
Komotini	96.9 km
Tekirdağ	122.0 km
Edremit	122.0 km
Burhaniye	128.7 km
Gönen	130.1 km
Xánthi	132.1 km
Edirne	134.4 km

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