Earthquake details

Monday, December 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, December 4, 1978 at 03:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Elbistan (Turkey - TR), about 28.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.468 and latitude 38.070.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.070, 37.468
UTC time	1978-12-04 03:12:34.000

Location	Elbistan
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Elbistan	28.0 km
Afşin	52.4 km
Besni	54.4 km
Kahramanmaraş	72.0 km
Adıyaman	78.7 km
Malatya	80.5 km
Göksun	85.3 km
Kâhta	106.3 km
Gaziantep	112.7 km
Nizip	121.5 km
Birecik	124.7 km
Kadirli	143.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Elbistan Turkey · 2026-02-26 17:17 UTC	12.0 km
M 4.2 Göksun Turkey · 2026-01-09 08:17 UTC	70.4 km
M 4.4 Göksun Turkey · 2025-06-24 04:09 UTC	117.6 km

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