M5.3 earthquake 14 km ESE of Hamdibey, Turkey
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Hamdibey, Turkey on Thu, Mar 19, 1953, 11:13 PM GMT+2 (21:13 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 6 km SSW of Balya, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1953-03-19 21:13:59 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.812° N, 27.412° 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
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup891570. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.