Earthquake details

Thursday, May 20, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, May 20, 1971 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Burdur (Turkey - TR), about 26.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.029 and latitude 37.613.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.613, 30.029
UTC time	1971-05-20 03:06:45.080

Location	Isparta
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Burdur	26.0 km
Isparta	49.1 km
Dinar	51.7 km
Bucak	52.8 km
Denizli	84.9 km
Merkezefendi	89.5 km
Sandıklı	97.1 km
Antalya	98.2 km
Muratpaşa	103.5 km
Serik	122.4 km
Belek	123.5 km
Yalvaç	126.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	102.0 km
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M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	94.4 km

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