Earthquake details

Saturday, January 22, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, January 22, 1966 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 29.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.952 and latitude 37.702.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.702, 29.952
UTC time	1966-01-22 00:23:43.710

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	29.9 km
Dinar	44.6 km
Isparta	53.3 km
Bucak	62.8 km
Denizli	76.5 km
Merkezefendi	80.9 km
Sandıklı	89.3 km
Antalya	110.2 km
Muratpaşa	115.4 km
Uşak	118.2 km
Yalvaç	126.2 km
Afyonkarahisar	128.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	113.9 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	99.3 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	105.9 km

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