M4.6 earthquake 20 km WSW of Bulan?k, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Bulan?k, Turkey on Tue, Mar 23, 1982, 12:56 PM GMT+3 (09:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 26 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-23 09:56:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.003° N, 42.066° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 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 usp0001ka4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.