M5.4 earthquake 26 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey on Sat, Mar 27, 1982, 10:57 PM GMT+3 (19:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-27 19:57:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.167° N, 41.899° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 11.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3eastern Turkey · 16201 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.620 km SSE of Horasan, Turkey · 16197 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kd8 (also filed as iscgem603142). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.