M5.6 earthquake 9 km E of Aksu, Turkey
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Aksu, Turkey on Wed, Dec 27, 1939, 4:48 AM GMT+2 (02:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 8 km SSW of Ba?çiftlik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-12-27 02:48:31 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.073° N, 38.146° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.64
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.98 km SSW of Ba?çiftlik, Turkey · 31681 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.619 km SSE of ?iran, Turkey · 31680 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.513 km ESE of Mesudiye, Turkey · 31673 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.231 km NW of ?ebin Karahisar, Turkey · 31651 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.110 km SSE of Zara, Turkey · 31643 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem902292. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.