M5.0 earthquake 12 km NNW of Dumlupınar, Turkey
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Dumlupınar, Turkey on Sat, Aug 7, 1971, 7:07 PM GMT+2 (17:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 19 km SSE of Aslanapa, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-08-07 17:07:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.949° N, 29.907° 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 2.0 and up: 1 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 iscgem781018. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.