M4.0 earthquake 9 km NNE of Hani, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Hani, Turkey on Sun, Aug 22, 1976, 6:04 AM GMT+3 (03:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km NE of Hazro, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-22 03:04:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.481° N, 40.447° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j00. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.