M4.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey on Thu, Sep 21, 1978, 2:08 PM GMT+3 (11:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-21 11:08:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.105° N, 38.650° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wnj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.