Earthquake details

Thursday, September 10, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, September 10, 1959 at 13:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hınıs (Turkey - TR), about 21.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.463 and latitude 39.287.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.287, 41.463
UTC time	1959-09-10 13:59:15.590

Location	Hınıs
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hınıs	21.3 km
Muş	61.9 km
Erzurum	71.0 km
Bulanık	73.2 km
Bingöl	95.0 km
Ahlat	106.4 km
Bitlis	113.4 km
Tatvan	113.5 km
Patnos	120.4 km
Kozluk	122.0 km
Adilcevaz	122.4 km
Karakoçan	129.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	75.7 km
M 4.3 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-08-22 09:31 UTC	42.0 km
M 4.2 Hınıs Turkey · 2025-07-02 13:58 UTC	59.1 km

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