M5.1 earthquake 23 km E of Gediz, Turkey
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 23 km E of Gediz, Turkey on Thu, May 6, 1971, 6:24 AM GMT+2 (04:24 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 22 km SSW 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
- 5.1 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-05-06 04:24:34 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.026° N, 29.659° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.922 km SSW of Aslanapa, Turkey · 20221 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.021 km E of Gediz, Turkey · 20205 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup784123 (also filed as iscgem784123). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.