Earthquake details

Sunday, September 5, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, September 5, 1976 at 22:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miepherkeim (Turkey - TR), about 22.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.853 and latitude 38.298.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	38.298, 40.853
UTC time	1976-09-05 22:07:34.900

Location	Miepherkeim
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miepherkeim	22.5 km
Batman	51.8 km
Bismil	53.2 km
Kozluk	55.9 km
Diyarbakır	70.2 km
Bingöl	72.4 km
Muş	73.2 km
Kurtalan	83.8 km
Ergani	96.0 km
Karakoçan	102.3 km
Siirt	103.8 km
Midyat	106.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Bingöl Turkey · 2025-10-26 11:49 UTC	61.7 km
M 4.2 Ergani Turkey · 2025-06-14 21:03 UTC	49.7 km

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