M5.8 earthquake 10 km SSE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey on Fri, Jun 6, 1986, 1:39 PM GMT+3 (10:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-06 10:39:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.001° N, 37.917° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.81 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.8 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
One person killed, 20 injured and damage in the Surgu area. Additional cracks in the Surgu Dam. A landslide blocked the road between Erkenek and Adiyaman. Felt at Malatya, Diyarbakir, Adiyaman and Urfa. CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 11S, 20C Centroid Location: Origin Time 10:39:49.2 0.8 Lat 37.36N 0.07 Lon 37.99E 0.08 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 2.9 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**24 D-CM Mrr=2.85 0.21 Mtt=-5.47 0.29 Mff=2.62 0.17 Mrt=0.00 0.00 Mrf=0.00 0.00 Mtf=4.94 0.24 Principal Axes: (T) Val=4.96 Plg=0 Azm=115 (N) Val=2.85 Plg=90 Azm=180 (P) Val=-7.81 Plg=0 Azm=25 Best Double Couple:Mo=6.4*10**24 NP1:Strike=160 Dip=90 Slip=180 NP2:Strike=250 Dip=90 Slip=0
From the USGS event page for usp0002uuj. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 21.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.2 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 2.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.610 km ESE of Besni, Turkey · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.57 km SE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.67 km S of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.25 km SSE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.39 km S of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14725 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.79 km ESE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14724 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.46 km SE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14719 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.38 km S of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14719 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.03 km SSE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey · 14717 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uuj (also filed as gcmtb060686b, gcmt19860606103946, atlas19860606103950, iscgem492616). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.