Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 01:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Merzifon (Turkey - TR), about 16.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.340 and latitude 40.754.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.754, 35.340
UTC time 1996-08-14 01:55:02.560
Location Merzifon
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-14

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