M4.5 earthquake 1 km SSE of ?aphane, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of ?aphane, Turkey on Sat, May 12, 1973, 11:31 AM GMT+2 (09:31 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-12 09:31:36 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.018° N, 29.229° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp00001t0. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC.