Earthquake details

Friday, July 11, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, July 11, 1980 at 12:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miepherkeim (Turkey - TR), about 33.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.897 and latitude 38.425.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.425, 40.897
UTC time	1980-07-11 12:33:25.700

Location	Miepherkeim
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miepherkeim	33.5 km
Kozluk	57.0 km
Muş	61.5 km
Bingöl	62.0 km
Batman	63.3 km
Bismil	67.8 km
Diyarbakır	82.3 km
Kurtalan	88.6 km
Karakoçan	95.7 km
Ergani	101.2 km
Bitlis	105.6 km
Siirt	106.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Bingöl Turkey · 2025-10-26 11:49 UTC	58.9 km
M 4.2 Ergani Turkey · 2025-06-14 21:03 UTC	52.7 km

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