Earthquake details

Thursday, May 30, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, May 30, 1968 at 17:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Turkey - TR), about 111.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.843 and latitude 35.484.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.5 km
Coordinates	35.484, 27.843
UTC time	1968-05-30 17:40:26.190

Location	Muğla
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-05-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rhodes	111.3 km
Marmaris	157.5 km
Fethiye	173.0 km
Bodrum	177.0 km
Muğla	198.7 km
Milas	204.0 km
Beykonak	240.8 km
Heraklion	245.5 km
Söke	255.1 km
Aydin	262.8 km
Kusadasi	269.6 km
Nazilli	274.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	135.0 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	182.4 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	141.5 km
M 4.1 Bodrum Turkey · 2025-04-30 23:48 UTC	161.5 km

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