M4.5 earthquake 14 km ESE of Ac?payam, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Ac?payam, Turkey on Sat, Dec 8, 1973, 9:40 PM GMT+2 (19:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-08 19:40:05 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.363° N, 29.489° 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.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.46 km WNW of Karamanl?, Turkey · 19241 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.417 km W of Tefenni, Turkey · 19230 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004fy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.