Earthquake details

Saturday, December 10, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, December 10, 1966 at 17:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kastamonu (Turkey - TR), about 37.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.587 and latitude 41.073.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.073, 33.587
UTC time	1966-12-10 17:08:34.570

Location	Kastamonu
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kastamonu	37.4 km
Çankırı	52.7 km
Safranbolu	77.4 km
Karabük	81.8 km
Osmancık	102.8 km
Çubuk	104.0 km
Sungurlu	120.8 km
Bartın	121.8 km
Çorum	129.1 km
Kırıkkale	136.8 km
Çankaya	142.5 km
Ankara	142.6 km

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