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USGS iscgem913755

24 Jan 1916, 06:55

18 km W of Doğanşar, Turkey

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 March 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km W of Doğanşar, Turkey?

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40.201000, 37.312000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913755
Coordinates
40.201, 37.312
Network
iscgem
Significance
754