M4.7 earthquake eastern Turkey
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in eastern Turkey on Tue, Jan 13, 1976, 10:58 PM GMT+2 (20:58 UTC), 54 km (34 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
- 1976-01-13 20:58:45 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.963° N, 40.884° 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.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000edw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.