Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, August 27, 1964 at 19:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Turkey - TR), about 105.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.781 and latitude 35.608.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.608, 28.781
UTC time	1964-08-27 19:31:58.220

Location	Muğla
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rhodes	105.0 km
Fethiye	119.1 km
Marmaris	146.1 km
Beykonak	158.7 km
Muğla	183.0 km
Bodrum	200.1 km
Milas	210.1 km
Antalya	224.7 km
Muratpaşa	228.3 km
Denizli	242.7 km
Merkezefendi	245.7 km
Belek	247.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	112.4 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	161.6 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	135.2 km
M 4.1 Bodrum Turkey · 2025-04-30 23:48 UTC	182.3 km

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