Earthquake details

Saturday, October 18, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, October 18, 1980 at 03:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayburt (Turkey - TR), about 45.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.254 and latitude 39.851.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	39.851, 40.254
UTC time	1980-10-18 03:14:10.000

Location	Bayburt
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bayburt	45.2 km
Cimin	49.9 km
Erzincan	66.5 km
Erzurum	87.6 km
Gümüşhane	95.0 km
Karakoçan	102.0 km
Tunceli	103.6 km
Bingöl	109.5 km
Of	121.3 km
Araklı	122.2 km
Rize	132.2 km
Hınıs	135.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	50.7 km
M 4.4 Cimin Turkey · 2025-12-09 12:34 UTC	51.8 km
M 4.2 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-09-25 08:29 UTC	46.4 km

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