Earthquake details

Friday, September 18, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, September 18, 1964 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Turkey - TR), about 116.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.818 and latitude 35.507.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.507, 28.818
UTC time	1964-09-18 00:08:44.350

Location	Muğla
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rhodes	116.5 km
Fethiye	129.2 km
Marmaris	157.8 km
Beykonak	162.0 km
Muğla	194.7 km
Bodrum	211.2 km
Milas	221.7 km
Antalya	229.7 km
Muratpaşa	233.1 km
Belek	251.4 km
Denizli	253.5 km
Merkezefendi	256.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	124.2 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	173.3 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	146.8 km
M 4.1 Bodrum Turkey · 2025-04-30 23:48 UTC	193.4 km

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