Earthquake details

Monday, May 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, May 17, 1971 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 35.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.918 and latitude 37.602.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.602, 29.918
UTC time	1971-05-17 14:16:17.300

Location	Burdur
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	35.4 km
Dinar	55.9 km
Isparta	58.7 km
Bucak	61.8 km
Denizli	75.6 km
Merkezefendi	80.4 km
Sandıklı	100.9 km
Antalya	103.5 km
Muratpaşa	109.0 km
Uşak	127.4 km
Fethiye	128.0 km
Serik	129.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	108.2 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	101.7 km

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