Earthquake details

Monday, February 19, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, February 19, 1968 at 22:45 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aivali (Turkey - TR), about 148.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.972 and latitude 39.383.

Magnitude	7.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.7 km
Coordinates	39.383, 24.972
UTC time	1968-02-19 22:45:44.460

Location	Çanakkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-02-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aivali	148.3 km
Çanakkale	150.3 km
Chalcis	156.6 km
Burhaniye	172.5 km
Volos	174.2 km
Nea Ionia	175.9 km
Kifissia	177.2 km
Edremit	177.9 km
Gerakas	179.7 km
Kavala	179.8 km
Marousi	179.9 km
Vrilissia	180.0 km

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