M5.4 earthquake 16 km ESE of Eflani, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Eflani, Turkey on Mon, Sep 21, 1936, 2:27 PM GMT+2 (12:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 10 km SSW of ?hsangazi, 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-09-21 12:27:11 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.343° N, 33.128° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.320 km SW of Araç, Turkey · 32879 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.710 km SSW of ?hsangazi, Turkey · 32821 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup903849. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.