Earthquake details

Thursday, May 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, May 13, 1971 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 48.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.814 and latitude 37.498.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.498, 29.814
UTC time	1971-05-13 04:45:29.960

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	48.8 km
Bucak	69.1 km
Dinar	70.3 km
Denizli	71.0 km
Isparta	71.5 km
Merkezefendi	76.1 km
Antalya	102.1 km
Muratpaşa	108.0 km
Fethiye	113.3 km
Sandıklı	114.8 km
Belek	130.9 km
Serik	131.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	108.4 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	96.5 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	103.9 km

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