M4.7 earthquake 17 km NNE of Lice, Turkey
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Lice, Turkey on Fri, Nov 14, 1975, 2:32 PM GMT+2 (12:32 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-14 12:32:04 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.613° N, 40.698° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 4.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.410 km N of Lice, Turkey · 18574 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.818 km SSE of E?il, Turkey · 18561 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.613 km NE of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.69 km WSW of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dka (also filed as iscgem721740, atlas19751114123204). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.