M5.4 earthquake eastern Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in eastern Turkey on Fri, Aug 19, 1966, 3:54 PM GMT+2 (13:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 14 km N of Karlıova, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-08-19 13:54:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.024° N, 41.813° 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
- ±0.21
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.319 km NW of Varto, Turkey · 21950 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.16 km SSE of Varto, Turkey · 21950 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.314 km N of Karlıova, Turkey · 21949 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.622 km SW of Karlıova, Turkey · 21949 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem844699. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.