Turkey earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 45 km N of Özalp, Turkey

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 45 km N of Özalp, Turkey on Sat, Dec 4, 1976, 12:04 AM GMT+3:30 (20:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-12-03 20:34:30 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.054° N, 44.088° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.830 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey · 18190 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.238 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 18188 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.455 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18188 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.447 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18188 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.047 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18183 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.842 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18182 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.550 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18168 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.430 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey · 18165 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 5.020 km NNE of Erci?, Turkey · 18161 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.929 km NE of Erci?, Turkey · 18160 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 5.021 km NE of Erci?, Turkey · 18146 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.417 km ENE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18192 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.128 km N of Erci?, Turkey · 18192 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.637 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18193 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.544 km SSE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18195 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.252 km WNW of Qarah ???’ od D?n, Iran · 18196 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.337 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 18197 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.446 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18197 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.141 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18197 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 5.048 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.847 km N of Özalp, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 46 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 5.043 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.933 km ENE of Erci?, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.517 km NNE of Diyadin, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.827 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 5.537 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 5.049 km SSW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 7.347 km S of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18199 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000km2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.