Earthquake details

Thursday, July 2, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, July 2, 1970 at 02:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Afşin (Turkey - TR), about 66.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.835 and latitude 38.838.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.838, 36.835
UTC time	1970-07-02 02:24:35.590

Location	Elbistan
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Afşin	66.1 km
Elbistan	77.2 km
Göksun	95.6 km
Sivas	102.5 km
Talas	112.4 km
Kayseri	117.7 km
Develi	127.0 km
Kahramanmaraş	139.7 km
Malatya	139.9 km
Besni	155.9 km
Tokat Province	166.0 km
Adıyaman	173.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Elbistan Turkey · 2026-02-26 17:17 UTC	96.9 km
M 4.2 Göksun Turkey · 2026-01-09 08:17 UTC	102.2 km
M 4.4 Göksun Turkey · 2025-06-24 04:09 UTC	110.6 km

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