Earthquake details

Sunday, April 6, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, April 6, 1969 at 03:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Urla (Turkey - TR), about 25.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.536 and latitude 38.465.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.5 km
Coordinates	38.465, 26.536
UTC time	1969-04-06 03:49:35.210

Location	Menemen
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Urla	25.4 km
Menemen	49.1 km
Izmir	52.8 km
Aliağa	53.2 km
Karabağlar	53.2 km
Kemalpaşa	77.0 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	79.2 km
Torbalı	80.1 km
Bergama	92.0 km
Kusadasi	92.3 km
Selçuk	92.6 km
Aivali	96.1 km

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