Earthquake details

Saturday, September 6, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, September 6, 1975 at 10:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miepherkeim (Turkey - TR), about 35.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.830 and latitude 38.428.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	38.428, 40.830
UTC time	1975-09-06 10:52:15.000

Location	Miepherkeim
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miepherkeim	35.9 km
Bingöl	58.6 km
Kozluk	62.4 km
Batman	65.7 km
Muş	66.3 km
Bismil	66.6 km
Diyarbakır	78.5 km
Karakoçan	90.9 km
Kurtalan	93.4 km
Ergani	95.6 km
Bitlis	111.5 km
Siirt	112.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Bingöl Turkey · 2025-10-26 11:49 UTC	53.3 km
M 4.2 Ergani Turkey · 2025-06-14 21:03 UTC	47.0 km

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