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M4.5 earthquake 50 km NE of Özalp, Turkey

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 50 km NE of Özalp, Turkey on Sun, Dec 26, 1976, 1:49 AM GMT+3:30 (22:19 UTC), 33 km (21 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: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Dec 26, 1976, 1:49 AM GMT+3:30
UTC: 1976-12-25 22:19:10 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.026° N, 44.330° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 34

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kxv (also filed as iscgem705146). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.