Earthquake details

Friday, June 5, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, June 5, 1964 at 00:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Patnos (Turkey - TR), about 24.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.127 and latitude 39.156.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	39.156, 43.127
UTC time	1964-06-05 00:11:51.400

Location	Erciş
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-06-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Patnos	24.5 km
Erciş	24.8 km
Adilcevaz	52.4 km
Ağrı	62.6 km
Ahlat	72.0 km
Bulanık	74.3 km
Van	76.9 km
Doğubeyazıt	93.2 km
Tatvan	104.0 km
Iğdır	116.2 km
Bitlis	122.0 km
Hınıs	125.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	44.7 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	64.4 km

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