Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 12, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, May 12, 1971 at 06:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 46.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.796 and latitude 37.585.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.8 km
Coordinates	37.585, 29.796
UTC time	1971-05-12 06:25:15.990

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1971-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	46.1 km
Dinar	62.5 km
Denizli	65.9 km
Isparta	69.6 km
Merkezefendi	70.8 km
Bucak	71.9 km
Sandıklı	106.4 km
Antalya	109.7 km
Muratpaşa	115.5 km
Fethiye	120.7 km
Uşak	125.9 km
Muğla	132.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	115.3 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	102.6 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	109.8 km

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