Turkey earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 1 km NNE of Emet, Turkey

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Emet, Turkey on Tue, Apr 7, 1970, 7:05 PM GMT+2 (17:05 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 22 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1970-04-07 17:05:10 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.352° N, 29.266° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.116 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 20627 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.513 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20620 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.218 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20620 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 6.122 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20617 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.920 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20617 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 5.321 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20614 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.211 km NNE of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20613 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 5.79 km NE of Demirci, Turkey · 20613 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.319 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20612 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 5.110 km SSE of Emet, Turkey · 20606 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 5.36 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 20606 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 5.14 km ENE of Emet, Turkey · 20635 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.127 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20636 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.216 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20636 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.522 km WSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20637 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.17 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 20637 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 5.54 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 20637 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 5.119 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 20638 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 5.617 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20638 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.520 km SW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20639 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.517 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey · 20639 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 5.211 km SSE of Emet, Turkey · 20639 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 7.222 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 20639 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem796419. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.