Turkey earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 25 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey on Thu, May 20, 1971, 5:06 AM GMT+2 (03:06 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 7 km SW of Ye?ilova, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mw), moderate
Local time: Thu, May 20, 1971, 5:06 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1971-05-20 03:06:45 UTC
Depth: 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.613° N, 30.029° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Depth from: From location

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup784754 (also filed as iscgem784754). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.