M5.3 earthquake 17 km W of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 17 km W of Urla, Turkey on Fri, May 1, 1953, 10:06 PM GMT+2 (20:06 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 6 km E of Thymianá, Greece. 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
- 1953-05-01 20:06:41 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.339° N, 26.568° 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 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup891647. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.