Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, August 17, 1971 at 04:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gaziantep (Turkey - TR), about 45.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.872 and latitude 37.079.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.079, 36.872
UTC time	1971-08-17 04:29:32.470

Location	Gaziantep
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gaziantep	45.4 km
Kilis	45.8 km
Osmaniye	55.4 km
Kahramanmaraş	56.5 km
Azaz	57.0 km
Dörtyol	63.0 km
Afrin	63.1 km
Kadirli	76.2 km
Kırıkhan	79.2 km
Nizip	82.3 km
İskenderun	82.9 km
Ceyhan	93.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Kırıkhan Turkey · 2025-12-17 01:15 UTC	61.5 km
M 4.3 Kahramanmaraş Turkey · 2025-11-20 09:09 UTC	14.0 km
M 4.1 Gaziantep Turkey · 2025-10-21 02:06 UTC	25.4 km

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