Turkey earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 21 km NNW of Emet, Turkey

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Emet, Turkey on Mon, May 31, 1976, 8:10 AM GMT+3 (05:10 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-05-31 05:10:24 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.531° N, 29.198° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.912 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18372 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.518 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18367 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.33 km SSW of Emet, Turkey · 18365 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.39 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18365 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.75 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18362 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.98 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18357 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.717 km NW of Emet, Turkey · 18331 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.515 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18330 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.58 km NW of Emet, Turkey · 18377 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.42 km WNW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.59 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.23 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.29 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.26 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.23 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.26 km WNW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.513 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18378 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.512 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18381 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.59 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18384 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.110 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18385 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.314 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18386 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.717 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18390 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.13 km NNE of Emet, Turkey · 18393 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.316 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18395 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.38 km SW of Emet, Turkey · 18396 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.521 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 18396 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.120 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18397 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.415 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18397 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gnq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.