Earthquake details

Saturday, July 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, July 17, 1971 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ergani (Turkey - TR), about 33.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.885 and latitude 38.547.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	38.547, 39.885
UTC time	1971-07-17 21:45:21.120

Location	Ergani
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ergani	33.0 km
Karakoçan	46.7 km
Elâzığ	59.3 km
Bingöl	64.9 km
Tunceli	68.2 km
Diyarbakır	76.3 km
Akçapınar	93.2 km
Siverek	101.2 km
Bismil	103.4 km
Miepherkeim	108.2 km
Cimin	130.4 km
Batman	131.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Malatya Turkey · 2026-02-21 03:43 UTC	103.0 km
M 4.5 Elâzığ Turkey · 2026-01-03 17:27 UTC	86.8 km
M 4.2 Bingöl Turkey · 2025-10-26 11:49 UTC	33.0 km
M 4.2 Ergani Turkey · 2025-06-14 21:03 UTC	40.0 km

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