M5.2 earthquake Western Turkey
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Sat, Jul 22, 1967, 7:48 PM GMT+2 (17:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 12 km E of Adapazar?, 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
- 1967-07-22 17:48:06 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.670° N, 30.625° 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
- ±0.27
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.312 km E of Adapazar?, Turkey · 21612 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.15 km S of Karapürçek, Turkey · 21611 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.77 km NW of Akyazı, Turkey · 21604 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem833578. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.