Earthquake details

Friday, November 18, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, November 18, 1983 at 01:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erzincan (Turkey - TR), about 5.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.463 and latitude 39.781.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 27.1 km
Coordinates 39.781, 39.463
UTC time 1983-11-18 01:15:35.670
Location Erzincan
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-11-18

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