M4.5 earthquake 17 km NNW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey on Tue, Sep 4, 1979, 10:14 AM GMT+3 (07:14 UTC), 35 km (22 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-04 07:14:02 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.694° N, 44.014° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012sx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.