Earthquake details

Monday, May 28, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, May 28, 1979 at 09:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alanya (Turkey - TR), about 26.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 31.751 and latitude 36.409.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	98.0 km
Coordinates	36.409, 31.751
UTC time	1979-05-28 09:27:32.400

Location	Alanya
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alanya	26.9 km
Manavgat	50.2 km
Belek	80.1 km
Serik	81.2 km
Muratpaşa	103.2 km
Anamur	104.3 km
Antalya	109.4 km
Seydişehir	112.8 km
Beykonak	130.1 km
Beyşehir	141.2 km
Mut	153.2 km
Bucak	155.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Alanya Turkey · 2026-03-10 11:20 UTC	23.8 km
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M 4.1 Alanya Turkey · 2025-05-31 22:19 UTC	70.1 km

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