Earthquake details

Saturday, September 15, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, September 15, 1951 at 22:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gönen (Turkey - TR), about 20.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.897 and latitude 40.112.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.112, 27.897
UTC time	1951-09-15 22:52:11.220

Location	Gönen
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-09-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gönen	20.7 km
Panderma	27.6 km
Karacabey	41.1 km
Mustafakemalpaşa	44.4 km
Balıkesir	51.5 km
Biga	57.2 km
Görükle	81.3 km
Edremit	94.1 km
Bursa	99.4 km
Tekirdağ	101.8 km
Burhaniye	104.3 km
Soma	106.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6 Balıkesir Turkey · 2025-08-18 08:26 UTC	94.7 km
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