M5.4 earthquake 14 km N of Buldan, Turkey
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 14 km N of Buldan, Turkey on Wed, Jul 23, 2003, 7:56 AM GMT+3 (04:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-23 04:56:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.172° N, 28.853° E
- Region
- Turkey
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.32 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.3 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Denizli.
From the USGS event page for usp000c33z. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 97°, dip 31°, rake -111°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 301°, dip 62°, rake -78°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 14°
- Stations used
- 410
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.58 km NE of Buldan, Turkey · 8469 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.48 km ESE of Buldan, Turkey · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.611 km NE of Buldan, Turkey · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Güllü, Turkey · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.716 km NNE of Buldan, Turkey · 8467 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.715 km SSE of Kula, Turkey · 8466 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.73 km S of E?me, Turkey · 8466 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.017 km WSW of Güllü, Turkey · 8451 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 usp000c33z (also filed as gcmtb072303a, gcmt20030723045603, iscgem7004268). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.