Turkey earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 17 km ESE of Lice, Turkey

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Lice, Turkey on Sat, Sep 6, 1975, 1:52 PM GMT+3 (10:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Sep 6, 1975, 1:52 PM GMT+3
UTC: 1975-09-06 10:52:15 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.428° N, 40.830° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 118

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cqj (also filed as iscgem723689). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.