Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, August 21, 1966 at 01:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Biga (Turkey - TR), about 21.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.456 and latitude 40.328.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.9 km
Coordinates	40.328, 27.456
UTC time	1966-08-21 01:30:46.290

Location	Biga
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Biga	21.3 km
Gönen	30.0 km
Panderma	44.3 km
Tekirdağ	72.5 km
Karacabey	77.9 km
Balıkesir	84.0 km
Mustafakemalpaşa	87.2 km
Edremit	89.4 km
Çanakkale	90.7 km
Zorlanae	91.0 km
Çorlu	97.2 km
Burhaniye	100.9 km

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