May 28, 2017 Earthquake: Saruhanli, Golmarmara, Manisa, Turkey
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Saruhanli, Golmarmara, Manisa, Turkey on May 28, 2017 at 11:04:59 UTC, 3 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 28, 2017
- Time
- 11:04:59 UTC
- Place
- Saruhanli, Golmarmara, Manisa, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 3 km (2 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.764° N, 27.778° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 35
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
An earthquake of 5.1 magnitudes hit Turkey's Manisa province east of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir on Saturday, damaging 35 buildings in the city. The earthquake hit the Saruhanlı and GölMarmara districts of Manisa at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) and the effects were felt in neighboring towns and cities as well. Gölmarmara district governor Zeyit Şener said the quake caused heavy damage to 15 buildings while 20 others were also lightly damaged and Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) already brought 30 tents to the area and took necessary precuations. Kerem Kınık, the head of Turkey's Red Crescent relief organization, said on Twitter that the disaster coordination center was carrying out evaluations. AFAD said the quake had struck at 16:53 GMT. (reference #11821)
Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey - CDI: 5; Manisa, Manisa, Turkey - CDI: 3 Izmir, Izmir, Turkey - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 10, 1668, Turkey
- July 10, 1688, Izmir, Turkey
- October 15, 1883, Ayvalik, Izmir, Cesme, Turkey
- April 3, 1881, Cesme, Khios, Turkey, Greece
- February 23, 1653, Izmir,alasehir,denizli,aydin, Turkey
- February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, Turkey
- 688, Izmir, Turkey
- April 29, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- September 20, 1899, Sultanhisar,atca,nazilli,kuyucak,denizli, Turkey
- March 28, 1970, Gediz, Turkey
- March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, Turkey
- March 7, 1867, Izmir, Mitilini, Turkey, Greece
- August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece
- April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- March 31, 1928, Tepekoy, Torbali, Turkey
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10251.