Earthquake details

Saturday, December 19, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, December 19, 1981 at 14:10 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aivali (Turkey - TR), about 126.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 25.227 and latitude 39.243.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.243, 25.227
UTC time	1981-12-19 14:10:50.720

Location	Çanakkale
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1981-12-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aivali	126.6 km
Çanakkale	143.6 km
Burhaniye	152.9 km
Aliağa	158.8 km
Edremit	159.5 km
Chalcis	165.4 km
Urla	168.2 km
Bergama	169.1 km
Menemen	174.5 km
Kifissia	179.1 km
Gerakas	180.6 km
Vrilissia	181.3 km

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