Earthquake details

Sunday, August 2, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, August 2, 1936 at 18:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 49.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.730 and latitude 37.751.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.751, 29.730
UTC time	1936-08-02 18:21:03.320

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1936-08-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	49.5 km
Dinar	51.8 km
Denizli	56.6 km
Merkezefendi	60.8 km
Isparta	72.4 km
Bucak	82.9 km
Sandıklı	92.4 km
Uşak	106.5 km
Nazilli	125.1 km
Alaşehir	125.5 km
Antalya	126.9 km
Kula	129.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	131.6 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	117.8 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	124.7 km

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