Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 24, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 24, 1968 at 08:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chalcis (Turkey - TR), about 146.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 24.922 and latitude 39.285.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.5 km
Coordinates	39.285, 24.922
UTC time	1968-04-24 08:18:03.960

Location	Çanakkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chalcis	146.4 km
Aivali	152.6 km
Çanakkale	160.3 km
Kifissia	165.8 km
Gerakas	168.2 km
Marousi	168.6 km
Vrilissia	168.6 km
Metamorfosi	169.0 km
Acharnes	169.0 km
Agía Paraskeví	170.0 km
Irakleio	170.1 km
Volos	170.3 km

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