M5.0 earthquake 11 km NNE of Nurdağı, Turkey
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Nurdağı, Turkey on Tue, Jun 29, 1971, 1:13 PM GMT+2 (11:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 9 km E of Nurdağı, 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
- 5.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-06-29 11:13:41 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.265° N, 36.765° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.89 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey · 20161 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.06 km ENE of Nurdağı, Turkey · 20158 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.115 km SE of Nurdağı, Turkey · 20125 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem783922. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.