Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 24, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, April 24, 1957 at 19:10 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fethiye (Turkey - TR), about 31.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.829 and latitude 36.493.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	36.493, 28.829
UTC time	1957-04-24 19:10:13.870

Location	Fethiye
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1957-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fethiye	31.3 km
Rhodes	54.7 km
Marmaris	63.9 km
Muğla	90.6 km
Milas	130.6 km
Beykonak	133.4 km
Bodrum	138.8 km
Denizli	144.5 km
Merkezefendi	147.3 km
Nazilli	164.7 km
Antalya	172.9 km
Aydin	174.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Rhodes Greece · 2025-12-29 17:00 UTC	56.4 km
M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	33.8 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	68.4 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	62.7 km

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