Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, October 5, 1977 at 05:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çankırı (Turkey - TR), about 43.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.411 and latitude 40.963.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 40.963, 33.411
UTC time 1977-10-05 05:34:46.800
Location Çankırı
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-05

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