M4.8 earthquake 48 km NE of Özalp, Turkey
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Özalp, Turkey on Thu, May 26, 1977, 2:20 PM GMT+4:30 (09:50 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 52 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-26 09:50:24 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.960° N, 44.380° E
- Region
- Turkey
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.21 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.22 |
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
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.952 km NNE of Özalp, Turkey · 18022 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.244 km W of Qarah ???’ od D?n, Iran · 18021 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.637 km NE of Özalp, Turkey · 18021 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p1f (also filed as iscgem698990). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.