Turkey earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 30 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 30 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey on Tue, Dec 28, 1976, 7:55 PM GMT+2 (17:55 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 20 km NNE of Erci?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-12-28 17:55:11 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.294° N, 43.508° 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
4.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.020 km NNE of Erci?, Turkey · 18161 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.929 km NE of Erci?, Turkey · 18160 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 5.021 km NE of Erci?, Turkey · 18145 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.732 km N of Özalp, Turkey · 18127 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.550 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18168 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.842 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18181 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.047 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18183 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.447 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18187 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.455 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18187 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.238 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 18188 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.830 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey · 18189 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.045 km N of Özalp, Turkey · 18190 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.417 km ENE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18192 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.128 km N of Erci?, Turkey · 18192 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.637 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18193 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kz7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.