Earthquake details

Saturday, March 26, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, March 26, 1977 at 05:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erciş (Turkey - TR), about 34.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.424 and latitude 39.332.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.0 km
Coordinates	39.332, 43.424
UTC time	1977-03-26 05:04:35.200

Location	Erciş
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Erciş	34.5 km
Patnos	50.3 km
Ağrı	53.9 km
Doğubeyazıt	61.6 km
Adilcevaz	84.3 km
Iğdır	84.7 km
Van	93.3 km
Bulanık	103.1 km
Ahlat	104.3 km
Vagharshapat	119.0 km
Yerevan	132.8 km
Tatvan	136.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	52.7 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	72.4 km

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