Turkey earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 13 km WSW of Emet, Turkey

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Emet, Turkey on Sat, May 29, 1976, 2:02 AM GMT+3 (23:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 21 km NNW of Emet, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, May 29, 1976, 2:02 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1976-05-28 23:02:20 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.314° N, 29.101° E
Region: Turkey
Strongest shaking: V, moderate 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: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 12.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.4 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 59

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gkm (also filed as iscgemsup714763). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.