Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 27, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 27, 1966 at 19:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tatvan (Turkey - TR), about 51.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.597 and latitude 38.104.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 38.104, 42.597
UTC time 1966-04-27 19:48:50.350
Location Van
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-27

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