Earthquake details

Friday, May 14, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, May 14, 1971 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 31.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.990 and latitude 37.571.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	37.571, 29.990
UTC time	1971-05-14 22:18:23.040

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	31.3 km
Isparta	54.0 km
Bucak	54.9 km
Dinar	57.1 km
Denizli	82.7 km
Merkezefendi	87.5 km
Antalya	96.7 km
Muratpaşa	102.2 km
Sandıklı	102.5 km
Serik	122.3 km
Belek	123.0 km
Fethiye	128.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	101.2 km
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M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	94.5 km

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