M5.0 earthquake 12 km NNW of Dursunbey, Turkey
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Dursunbey, Turkey on Thu, Aug 23, 1979, 7:47 PM GMT+3 (16:47 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-23 16:47:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.690° N, 28.570° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 17191 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.724 km W of Emet, Turkey · 17188 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.015 km E of Keles, Turkey · 17172 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.314 km ESE of ?vrindi, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.716 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.620 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17150 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012k3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.