M4.3 earthquake 9 km N of Oltu, Turkey
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 9 km N of Oltu, Turkey on Thu, Apr 22, 1976, 12:58 AM GMT+3 (21:58 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 23 km ENE of Göle, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-21 21:58:06 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.626° N, 42.004° 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
- 21
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.523 km ENE of Göle, Turkey · 18408 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.820 km SE of Ardahan, Turkey · 18408 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fzy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.