Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 03:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Çorum (Turkey - TR), about 29.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.147 and latitude 40.329.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.329, 35.147
UTC time 1996-08-14 03:01:03.750
Location Çorum
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-14

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