M6.0 earthquake 21 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey on Sun, May 26, 1957, 11:36 AM GMT+2 (09:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-05-26 09:36:38 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.620° N, 30.860° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very 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
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 30.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.0 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.821 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 25320 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.42 km E of Hendek, Turkey · 25318 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.517 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 25315 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.213 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 25315 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.320 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 25315 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTurkey earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem886606. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.