Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 15, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, June 15, 1971 at 22:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fethiye (Turkey - TR), about 38.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.063 and latitude 36.984.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	36.984, 29.063
UTC time	1971-06-15 22:55:43.470

Location	Fethiye
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-06-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fethiye	38.7 km
Muğla	67.1 km
Marmaris	71.7 km
Denizli	88.0 km
Merkezefendi	91.5 km
Rhodes	96.7 km
Milas	119.4 km
Nazilli	122.7 km
Beykonak	132.8 km
Burdur	136.1 km
Aydin	144.5 km
Bodrum	145.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Rhodes Greece · 2025-12-29 17:00 UTC	114.1 km
M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	68.8 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	52.0 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	82.9 km

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