Earthquake details

Thursday, May 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, May 13, 1971 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 33.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.945 and latitude 37.590.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	37.590, 29.945
UTC time	1971-05-13 08:30:26.130

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	33.8 km
Dinar	56.3 km
Isparta	56.9 km
Bucak	59.2 km
Denizli	78.3 km
Merkezefendi	83.0 km
Antalya	100.9 km
Sandıklı	101.4 km
Muratpaşa	106.4 km
Serik	126.8 km
Belek	127.4 km
Fethiye	128.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	105.6 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	92.0 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	98.9 km

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