Earthquake details

Monday, November 16, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, November 16, 1964 at 05:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bingöl (Turkey - TR), about 64.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.477 and latitude 39.461.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.461, 40.477
UTC time	1964-11-16 05:27:28.960

Location	Erzurum
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bingöl	64.2 km
Karakoçan	68.7 km
Cimin	72.2 km
Erzurum	84.7 km
Tunceli	90.0 km
Erzincan	90.1 km
Bayburt	91.2 km
Hınıs	105.2 km
Muş	119.0 km
Elâzığ	139.3 km
Gümüşhane	140.4 km
Akçapınar	144.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	13.1 km
M 4.2 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-09-25 08:29 UTC	67.7 km
M 4.3 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-08-22 09:31 UTC	58.9 km
M 4.2 Hınıs Turkey · 2025-07-02 13:58 UTC	121.9 km

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