M4.7 earthquake 15 km ESE of Beğendik, Turkey
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Beğendik, Turkey on Mon, Nov 5, 1973, 10:11 PM GMT+2 (20:11 UTC), 47 km (29 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-05 20:11:57 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.943° N, 42.814° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp0000427 (also filed as iscgem754168). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.