M5.1 earthquake 13 km SW of Bozkurt, Turkey
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Bozkurt, Turkey on Sat, Feb 20, 1971, 9:15 AM GMT+2 (07:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 14 km SW of Kızılkaya, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-02-20 07:15:20 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.741° N, 29.492° 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
- ±0.40
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem787543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.