Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 24, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, September 24, 1968 at 04:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bingöl (Turkey - TR), about 28.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.359 and latitude 39.119.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.119, 40.359
UTC time 1968-09-24 04:19:55.080
Location Bingöl
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-24

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