M4.7 earthquake 17 km NW of Emet, Turkey
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Emet, Turkey on Thu, Jul 15, 1976, 3:06 PM GMT+3 (12:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km W of Emet, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-15 12:06:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.446° N, 29.106° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.515 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18330 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.211 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 18299 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.815 km W of Emet, Turkey · 18293 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.94 km N of Emet, Turkey · 18291 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.320 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 18272 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hc3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.