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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Çorum	29.5 km
Sorgun	57.9 km
Zile	62.8 km
Yozgat	63.7 km
Merzifon	66.2 km
Sungurlu	68.1 km
Amasya	68.4 km
Suluova	70.1 km
Osmancık	77.8 km
Turhal	79.5 km
Yerköy	96.3 km
Tokat Province	119.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:26 UTC	68.8 km
M 4.3 Çorum Turkey · 2025-05-12 09:23 UTC	64.4 km

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