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Friday, April 26, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, April 26, 1957 at 06:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fethiye (Turkey - TR), about 45.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.902 and latitude 36.273.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	36.273, 28.902
UTC time	1957-04-26 06:33:37.400

Location	Fethiye
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1957-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fethiye	45.6 km
Rhodes	63.6 km
Marmaris	85.7 km
Muğla	115.5 km
Beykonak	125.8 km
Milas	153.0 km
Bodrum	156.7 km
Denizli	167.9 km
Merkezefendi	171.0 km
Antalya	175.2 km
Muratpaşa	180.2 km
Nazilli	190.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Rhodes Greece · 2025-12-29 17:00 UTC	44.0 km
M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	52.2 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	93.3 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	81.2 km

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