M5.9 earthquake 8 km SSW of Ba?çiftlik, Turkey
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Ba?çiftlik, Turkey on Thu, Dec 28, 1939, 5:25 AM GMT+2 (03:25 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-12-28 03:25:26 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.469° N, 37.144° 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
- ±0.27
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.513 km ESE of Mesudiye, Turkey · 31672 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.231 km NW of ?ebin Karahisar, Turkey · 31650 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.110 km SSE of Zara, Turkey · 31642 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem902298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.