Turkey earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 4 km SE of Emet, Turkey

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Emet, Turkey on Mon, Mar 30, 1970, 9:59 AM GMT+2 (07:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 13 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1970-03-30 07:59:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.312° N, 29.286° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.17 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 20630 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.522 km WSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20630 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 5.216 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20629 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.127 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20629 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.14 km ENE of Emet, Turkey · 20628 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 5.51 km NNE of Emet, Turkey · 20622 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 5.116 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 20620 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 5.513 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20613 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.218 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20613 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 6.122 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20610 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 5.920 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20610 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 5.321 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20607 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 5.211 km NNE of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20606 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 5.79 km NE of Demirci, Turkey · 20606 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 5.319 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20605 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 5.110 km SSE of Emet, Turkey · 20599 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 5.36 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 20599 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 5.119 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.617 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 5.520 km SW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.517 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 5.211 km SSE of Emet, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 7.222 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 20632 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem798623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.