M5.2 earthquake 13 km SW of Düzce, Turkey
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Düzce, Turkey on Sat, Jun 1, 1957, 11:08 PM GMT+2 (21:08 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 20 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1957-06-01 21:08:16 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.757° N, 31.048° 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
- ±0.36
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.517 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 25315 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.42 km E of Hendek, Turkey · 25318 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.821 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 25320 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.021 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 25321 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.619 km SSE of Hendek, Turkey · 25321 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 7.113 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey · 25321 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup886648. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.