M4.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Sincik, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Sincik, Turkey on Thu, Sep 21, 1978, 10:37 PM GMT+3 (19:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-21 19:37:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.935° N, 38.558° 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
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.215 km WSW of Sincik, Turkey · 17532 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.113 km WNW of Sincik, Turkey · 17482 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wnp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.