M4.5 earthquake Western Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Fri, Nov 30, 1973, 8:47 AM GMT+2 (06:47 UTC), 25 km (16 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
- 1973-11-30 06:47:49 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.320° N, 29.630° 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
- 6
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004c4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.