M5.1 earthquake 12 km WNW of Altınyayla, Turkey
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Altınyayla, Turkey on Sat, Jun 19, 1971, 2:27 AM GMT+2 (00:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 12 km ENE of Yeşilova, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-06-19 00:27:14 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.040° N, 29.412° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.412 km ENE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20174 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.58 km NNE of Karamanlı, Turkey · 20174 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 5.127 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 20187 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.54 km SE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20194 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.08 km NNW of Karamanlı, Turkey · 20195 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.27 km SW of Ye?ilova, Turkey · 20213 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.225 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey · 20214 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem783587. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.