Turkey earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 20 km ESE of Genç, Turkey

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Genç, Turkey on Sat, Sep 20, 1975, 6:53 PM GMT+3 (15:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km NW of Lice, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1975-09-20 15:53:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.672° N, 40.773° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.411 km ENE of Kocaköy, Turkey · 18628 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.616 km NW of Lice, Turkey · 18626 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.710 km NE of Lice, Turkey · 18617 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.52 km NNW of Genç, Turkey · 18613 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.322 km NW of Kulp, Turkey · 18607 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.015 km NW of Lice, Turkey · 18581 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.717 km NNE of Lice, Turkey · 18575 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.410 km N of Lice, Turkey · 18574 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.23 km SSW of Solhan, Turkey · 18631 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.611 km W of Lice, Turkey · 18633 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2eastern Turkey · 18633 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.42 km ENE of Lice, Turkey · 18634 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.625 km WSW of Karl?ova, Turkey · 18638 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.49 km NW of Bingöl, Turkey · 18643 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.515 km WSW of Genç, Turkey · 18643 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.2eastern Turkey · 18643 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.56 km SSW of Kocaköy, Turkey · 18644 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.97 km SW of Lice, Turkey · 18644 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 5.217 km ESE of Lice, Turkey · 18644 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 5.19 km NNW of Lice, Turkey · 18644 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 6.77 km ENE of Lice, Turkey · 18644 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cvy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.