Earthquake details

Saturday, August 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, August 20, 1966 at 11:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erzurum (Turkey - TR), about 59.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.002 and latitude 39.418.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	27.1 km
Coordinates	39.418, 41.002
UTC time	1966-08-20 11:59:13.460

Location	Erzurum
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Erzurum	59.5 km
Hınıs	59.8 km
Bingöl	73.8 km
Muş	87.1 km
Karakoçan	98.8 km
Bayburt	114.6 km
Bulanık	115.5 km
Cimin	116.3 km
Tunceli	130.6 km
Erzincan	134.6 km
Miepherkeim	142.6 km
Kozluk	142.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	33.6 km
M 4.2 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-09-25 08:29 UTC	72.0 km
M 4.3 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-08-22 09:31 UTC	31.4 km
M 4.2 Hınıs Turkey · 2025-07-02 13:58 UTC	80.8 km

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