Earthquake details

Sunday, October 6, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 6, 1968 at 22:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kulu (Turkey - TR), about 56.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.543 and latitude 38.800.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.800, 32.543
UTC time	1968-10-06 22:07:09.830

Location	Polatlı
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kulu	56.9 km
Şereflikoçhisar	87.7 km
Polatlı	93.2 km
Konya	103.5 km
Akşehir	109.7 km
Çankaya	127.4 km
Ankara	127.5 km
Ortaköy	130.0 km
Bolvadin	130.1 km
Şarkîkaraağaç	130.2 km
Yalvaç	131.5 km
Çay	133.6 km

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