Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 02:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Merzifon (Turkey - TR), about 11.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.370 and latitude 40.801.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.801, 35.370
UTC time	1996-08-14 02:59:41.120

Location	Merzifon
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Merzifon	11.2 km
Suluova	23.7 km
Amasya	42.4 km
Çorum	45.0 km
Osmancık	51.5 km
Zile	70.6 km
Turhal	75.7 km
Bafra	96.3 km
Samsun	97.1 km
Erbaa	102.1 km
Sungurlu	109.9 km
Sorgun	111.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Turhal Turkey · 2025-08-20 22:24 UTC	95.7 km
M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	25.8 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	20.7 km

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