Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 26, 1972 at 06:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aivali (Turkey - TR), about 25.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.410 and latitude 39.396.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.396, 26.410
UTC time	1972-04-26 06:30:24.150

Location	Aivali
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aivali	25.8 km
Burhaniye	49.7 km
Edremit	57.3 km
Bergama	73.1 km
Aliağa	82.2 km
Çanakkale	84.5 km
Menemen	104.7 km
Soma	106.0 km
Biga	116.8 km
Urla	123.3 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	123.9 km
Izmir	126.3 km

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