Turkey earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 17 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey on Sun, Mar 29, 1970, 1:11 AM GMT+2 (23:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 20 km SW of Aslanapa, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1970-03-28 23:11:42 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.133° N, 29.491° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.520 km SW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.617 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 5.119 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 5.54 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 20630 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 5.17 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 20630 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 5.522 km WSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20630 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 5.216 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20629 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.127 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20629 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 5.14 km ENE of Emet, Turkey · 20628 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.51 km NNE of Emet, Turkey · 20622 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 5.116 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 20620 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 5.513 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20613 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 5.218 km N of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20613 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 6.122 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20610 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 5.920 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20610 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 5.321 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20607 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 5.211 km NNE of Dumlupınar, Turkey · 20606 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 5.79 km NE of Demirci, Turkey · 20606 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 5.319 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20605 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 5.110 km SSE of Emet, Turkey · 20599 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 5.36 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 20599 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 5.211 km SSE of Emet, Turkey · 20631 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 7.222 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 20632 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem798530. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.