Earthquake details

Thursday, May 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, May 13, 1971 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 32.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.939 and latitude 37.624.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	37.624, 29.939
UTC time	1971-05-13 22:47:08.580

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	32.8 km
Dinar	53.0 km
Isparta	56.2 km
Bucak	60.7 km
Denizli	76.8 km
Merkezefendi	81.5 km
Sandıklı	98.0 km
Antalya	104.1 km
Muratpaşa	109.6 km
Uşak	125.8 km
Serik	129.4 km
Belek	130.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	108.5 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	94.7 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	101.5 km

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