M5.5 earthquake 8 km NNW of Balya, Turkey
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Balya, Turkey on Wed, Mar 18, 1953, 11:18 PM GMT+2 (21:18 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1953-03-18 21:18:08 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.821° N, 27.545° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 18.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.416 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 26850 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.314 km ESE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 26850 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.46 km SSW of Balya, Turkey · 26838 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem891564. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.