Earthquake details

Sunday, October 25, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 25, 1959 at 15:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hınıs (Turkey - TR), about 21.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.599 and latitude 39.177.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.177, 41.599
UTC time	1959-10-25 15:57:55.820

Location	Hınıs
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hınıs	21.7 km
Muş	50.6 km
Bulanık	58.9 km
Erzurum	86.0 km
Ahlat	89.9 km
Tatvan	96.6 km
Bitlis	97.0 km
Bingöl	100.9 km
Adilcevaz	106.6 km
Patnos	108.6 km
Kozluk	110.2 km
Miepherkeim	126.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	91.0 km
M 4.3 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-08-22 09:31 UTC	50.4 km
M 4.2 Hınıs Turkey · 2025-07-02 13:58 UTC	64.6 km

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