Earthquake details

Thursday, June 14, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, June 14, 1979 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aliağa (Turkey - TR), about 38.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.527 and latitude 38.808.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.0 km
Coordinates	38.808, 26.527
UTC time	1979-06-14 11:44:45.900

Location	Aliağa
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aliağa	38.6 km
Menemen	52.1 km
Urla	57.8 km
Aivali	58.7 km
Bergama	66.4 km
Izmir	69.0 km
Karabağlar	71.7 km
Magnesia ad Sipylum	81.1 km
Burhaniye	86.1 km
Kemalpaşa	88.3 km
Edremit	97.7 km
Soma	102.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Balıkesir Turkey · 2025-08-14 15:07 UTC	130.3 km
M 4.2 Akhisar Turkey · 2025-08-12 21:30 UTC	135.4 km
M 4.4 Akhisar Turkey · 2025-08-11 17:13 UTC	132.4 km

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