Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 12, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, May 12, 1971 at 17:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 35.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.970 and latitude 37.535.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.535, 29.970
UTC time	1971-05-12 17:12:25.780

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	35.0 km
Bucak	55.8 km
Isparta	57.3 km
Dinar	61.5 km
Denizli	82.2 km
Merkezefendi	87.1 km
Antalya	94.9 km
Muratpaşa	100.5 km
Sandıklı	106.8 km
Serik	121.4 km
Belek	121.9 km
Fethiye	124.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	99.9 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	86.7 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	93.8 km

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