Earthquake details

Monday, December 31, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, December 31, 1979 at 06:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alanya (Turkey - TR), about 59.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 31.510 and latitude 36.184.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	79.0 km
Coordinates	36.184, 31.510
UTC time	1979-12-31 06:21:34.300

Location	Alanya
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alanya	59.4 km
Manavgat	67.4 km
Belek	85.8 km
Serik	89.5 km
Muratpaşa	103.2 km
Antalya	108.6 km
Beykonak	109.5 km
Anamur	119.9 km
Seydişehir	140.7 km
Bucak	163.7 km
Beyşehir	167.3 km
Paphos	177.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Alanya Turkey · 2026-03-10 11:20 UTC	33.4 km
M 4.3 Alanya Turkey · 2025-06-05 04:32 UTC	73.7 km
M 4.1 Alanya Turkey · 2025-05-31 22:19 UTC	38.6 km

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