M4.4 earthquake 10 km N of Lice, Turkey
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 10 km N of Lice, Turkey on Sat, Nov 15, 1975, 8:45 AM GMT+2 (06:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km NE of Hani, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-15 06:45:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.553° N, 40.644° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.818 km SSE of E?il, Turkey · 18560 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.613 km NE of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.69 km WSW of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7eastern Turkey · 18515 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dkp (also filed as iscgem721771). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.