M4.4 earthquake 20 km W of Gölhisar, Turkey
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km W of Gölhisar, Turkey on Tue, Mar 22, 1983, 2:19 PM GMT+3 (11:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km W of Gölhisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-22 11:19:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.134° N, 29.282° 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 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0001tug. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.