M4.4 earthquake 27 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Diyadin, Turkey on Tue, Apr 26, 1977, 4:31 PM GMT+3 (13:31 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 6 km WNW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-04-26 13:31:44 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.323° N, 43.512° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.76 km WNW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 18040 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.446 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18016 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.848 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18016 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.952 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18012 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.244 km W of Qarah ???’ od D?n, Iran · 18012 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.637 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18012 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nn1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.