M5.4 earthquake 4 km W of Dodurga, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 4 km W of Dodurga, Turkey on Tue, Jul 25, 1939, 5:40 AM GMT+2 (03:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 6 km SSE of Bozüyük, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-07-25 03:40:24 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.794° N, 29.862° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem902087. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.