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M4.3 earthquake 37 km E of Erci?, Turkey

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km E of Erci?, Turkey on Sat, Nov 27, 1976, 12:37 AM GMT+2 (22:37 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 20 km NNE of Erci?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-11-26 22:37:56 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.028° N, 43.798° 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
16

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.252 km WNW of Qarah ???’ od D?n, Iran · 18205 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.544 km SSE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18204 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.637 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18202 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.128 km N of Erci?, Turkey · 18201 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.417 km ENE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18201 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.045 km N of Özalp, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.830 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey · 18198 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.238 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 18197 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.455 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18196 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.447 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18196 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.047 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18192 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.842 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18190 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.550 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18177 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.430 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey · 18174 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 5.020 km NNE of Erci?, Turkey · 18170 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.929 km NE of Erci?, Turkey · 18169 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 5.021 km NE of Erci?, Turkey · 18154 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.446 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18206 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.141 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18206 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.048 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18207 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.847 km N of Özalp, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.043 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.933 km ENE of Erci?, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.517 km NNE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.827 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 5.537 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 5.049 km SSW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 7.347 km S of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18208 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kgg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.