M5.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Balya, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Balya, Turkey on Wed, Apr 1, 1953, 3:47 AM GMT+2 (01:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1953-04-01 01:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.700° N, 27.545° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
Earthquakes todayTurkey earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup891595. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.