M4.8 earthquake 15 km W of Emet, Turkey
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 15 km W of Emet, Turkey on Sun, Aug 22, 1976, 4:28 PM GMT+3 (13:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km N of Emet, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-22 13:28:49 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.327° N, 29.081° 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
- 111
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.94 km N of Emet, Turkey · 18291 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.320 km S of Aslanapa, Turkey · 18272 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j0b (also filed as iscgem710194, iscgemsup710194). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.