Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 5, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, July 5, 1983 at 12:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Biga (Turkey - TR), about 10.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.222 and latitude 40.324.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.324, 27.222
UTC time	1983-07-05 12:01:27.380

Location	Biga
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1983-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Biga	10.8 km
Gönen	44.1 km
Panderma	64.1 km
Çanakkale	71.3 km
Tekirdağ	76.8 km
Zorlanae	77.3 km
Edremit	82.8 km
Balıkesir	94.1 km
Burhaniye	94.1 km
Karacabey	97.5 km
Çorlu	105.2 km
Mustafakemalpaşa	105.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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