M5.0 earthquake 15 km NE of Gördes, Turkey
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Gördes, Turkey on Tue, Mar 25, 1969, 6:13 PM GMT+2 (16:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-03-25 16:13:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.021° N, 28.425° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 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 · 12 km away
- 5.67 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey · 20964 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 5.219 km WNW of Demirci, Turkey · 21000 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 6.113 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey · 21000 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.213 km NE of Gördes, Turkey · 21000 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.412 km NW of Demirci, Turkey · 21001 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.914 km NW of Demirci, Turkey · 21002 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup811522 (also filed as iscgem811522). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.