Earthquake details

Monday, August 3, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, August 3, 1936 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 42.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.928 and latitude 37.464.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.464, 29.928
UTC time	1936-08-03 04:01:47.460

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1936-08-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	42.9 km
Bucak	58.9 km
Isparta	64.4 km
Dinar	70.1 km
Denizli	81.8 km
Merkezefendi	86.8 km
Antalya	92.0 km
Muratpaşa	97.8 km
Sandıklı	115.4 km
Fethiye	116.0 km
Belek	120.4 km
Serik	120.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	98.0 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	85.9 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	93.2 km

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