Turkey earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 23 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey on Tue, Jul 9, 1974, 5:32 AM GMT+3 (02:32 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1974-07-09 02:32:17 UTC
Depth
69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.652° N, 28.449° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000071n (also filed as iscgemsup745672). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.