Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 21, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 at 16:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bucak (Turkey - TR), about 46.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.182 and latitude 37.195.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.195, 30.182
UTC time	1971-09-21 16:48:50.480

Location	Bucak
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bucak	46.9 km
Antalya	55.7 km
Burdur	59.3 km
Muratpaşa	61.8 km
Isparta	71.3 km
Belek	86.0 km
Serik	87.1 km
Dinar	96.9 km
Beykonak	97.4 km
Fethiye	112.3 km
Denizli	116.2 km
Manavgat	121.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-16 13:11 UTC	63.4 km
M 5.1 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 10:21 UTC	54.5 km
M 4.4 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 09:34 UTC	81.2 km
M 4.6 Antalya Turkey · 2025-12-08 00:31 UTC	56.5 km
M 4.0 Muratpaşa Turkey · 2025-05-01 14:43 UTC	62.2 km

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