M5.4 earthquake 46 km NE of Özalp, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 46 km NE of Özalp, Turkey on Thu, May 26, 1977, 6:05 AM GMT+4:30 (01:35 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-26 01:35:13 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.934° N, 44.380° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Ms, surface-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.64 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 4775), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 195
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.848 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18026 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.952 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18022 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.244 km W of Qarah ???’ od D?n, Iran · 18022 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.637 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18022 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p1a (also filed as gcmtb052677a, gcmt19770526013513, iscgem698979, atlas19770526013513). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.