M5.4 earthquake 3 km E of Koçarlı, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 3 km E of Koçarlı, Turkey on Wed, May 4, 1966, 11:49 PM GMT+2 (21:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 8 km SSE of Tepecik, 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
- 1966-05-04 21:49:01 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.766° N, 27.747° 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 2.4 and up: 1 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 iscgem847164. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.