Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, December 18, 1985 at 05:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aivali (Turkey - TR), about 46.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.175 and latitude 39.201.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.6 km
Coordinates	39.201, 26.175
UTC time	1985-12-18 05:46:00.780

Location	Aivali
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aivali	46.6 km
Burhaniye	76.3 km
Aliağa	82.2 km
Edremit	85.3 km
Bergama	87.2 km
Menemen	101.8 km
Çanakkale	108.2 km
Urla	110.3 km
Izmir	121.2 km
Soma	123.8 km
Karabağlar	124.2 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	126.7 km

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