M4.5 earthquake 1 km SW of Göle, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Göle, Turkey on Fri, Sep 20, 1985, 9:29 AM GMT+3 (06:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 23 km W of Sar?kam??, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-20 06:29:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.776° N, 42.588° 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
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- 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 usp0002jxr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.