M5.2 earthquake 13 km NE of Gördes, Turkey
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Gördes, Turkey on Tue, Mar 25, 1969, 3:21 PM GMT+2 (13:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 13 km NNW of Demirci, 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
- 1969-03-25 13:21:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.020° N, 28.406° 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 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.113 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey · 21000 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.219 km WNW of Demirci, Turkey · 20999 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Gördes, Turkey · 20999 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 6.810 km WSW of Kula, Turkey · 20997 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.211 km WNW of Demirci, Turkey · 20997 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.67 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey · 20963 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem811513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.