Earthquake details

Sunday, May 16, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, May 16, 1971 at 08:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 42.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.885 and latitude 37.516.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	37.516, 29.885
UTC time	1971-05-16 08:39:34.260

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	42.4 km
Bucak	63.0 km
Isparta	65.0 km
Dinar	65.9 km
Denizli	75.9 km
Merkezefendi	80.9 km
Antalya	98.7 km
Muratpaşa	104.5 km
Sandıklı	110.9 km
Fethiye	118.4 km
Serik	126.6 km
Belek	126.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	104.4 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	99.2 km

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