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M5.0 earthquake 20 km NE of Yeşilova, Turkey

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Yeşilova, Turkey on Fri, May 14, 1971, 12:47 AM GMT+2 (22:47 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 10 km NNE of Kemer, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1971-05-13 22:47:08 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.624° N, 29.939° 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
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.110 km NNE of Kemer, Turkey · 20220 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 5.121 km ENE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20219 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 5.212 km NW of Tefenni, Turkey · 20219 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 5.011 km E of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20218 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.27 km SSE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20218 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.217 km NE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20217 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 5.225 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey · 20214 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.27 km SW of Ye?ilova, Turkey · 20213 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 5.08 km NNW of Karamanlı, Turkey · 20195 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 5.54 km SE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20194 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 5.112 km WNW of Altınyayla, Turkey · 20184 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 5.412 km ENE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20174 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 5.58 km NNE of Karamanlı, Turkey · 20174 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.125 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey · 20221 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.119 km ENE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20221 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.019 km N of Kemer, Turkey · 20221 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.25 km ESE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20221 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 5.07 km NE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20221 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 5.411 km ENE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 5.24 km S of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 5.419 km E of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 5.54 km W of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 5.76 km WNW of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.63 km W of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 6.39 km NNE of Yeşilova, Turkey · 20222 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem784440. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.