M4.0 earthquake 15 km NW of Lice, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Lice, Turkey on Sat, Nov 8, 1975, 2:54 PM GMT+2 (12:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17 km NNE of Lice, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-08 12:54:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.578° N, 40.537° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.717 km NNE of Lice, Turkey · 18575 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.410 km N of Lice, Turkey · 18575 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.818 km SSE of E?il, Turkey · 18561 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.613 km NE of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.69 km WSW of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dfu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.