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M4.8 earthquake 27 km E of Erci?, Turkey

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km E of Erci?, Turkey on Wed, Nov 24, 1976, 3:18 PM GMT+2 (13:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km ENE of Erci?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Nov 24, 1976, 3:18 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1976-11-24 13:18:07 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.071° N, 43.667° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 52

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kf3 (also filed as iscgem706304). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.