Earthquake details

Monday, May 2, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, May 2, 1966 at 23:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tatvan (Turkey - TR), about 54.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 42.575 and latitude 38.059.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	38.059, 42.575
UTC time	1966-05-02 23:12:23.330

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tatvan	54.6 km
Bitlis	55.9 km
Siirt	57.4 km
Şırnak	61.6 km
Ahlat	77.2 km
Kurtalan	79.5 km
Adilcevaz	83.5 km
Van	85.7 km
Cizre	88.1 km
Silopi	91.3 km
Kozluk	97.2 km
Zakho	101.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	118.7 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	111.7 km

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