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M5.3 earthquake 26 km E of Narman, Turkey

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 26 km E of Narman, Turkey on Sun, Oct 30, 1983, 3:40 PM GMT+3 (12:40 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-10-30 12:40:22 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.337° N, 42.171° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.717 km SSW of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.721 km N of Horasan, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.818 km ESE of Narman, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.521 km S of Narman, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.420 km WNW of Horasan, Turkey · 15648 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.221 km E of Narman, Turkey · 15669 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.517 km N of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15669 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.410 km E of Olur, Turkey · 15669 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 6.827 km E of Narman, Turkey · 15669 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ze1 (also filed as gcmtb103083c, gcmt19831030124023, iscgem567478). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.