Earthquake details

Saturday, March 27, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, March 27, 1982 at 19:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hınıs (Turkey - TR), about 27.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.899 and latitude 39.167.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.167, 41.899
UTC time	1982-03-27 19:57:23.160

Location	Hınıs
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hınıs	27.7 km
Bulanık	33.4 km
Muş	60.3 km
Ahlat	68.5 km
Tatvan	82.2 km
Adilcevaz	82.9 km
Patnos	82.9 km
Bitlis	87.2 km
Erzurum	98.3 km
Kozluk	114.6 km
Ağrı	115.5 km
Bingöl	125.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	115.6 km
M 4.3 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-08-22 09:31 UTC	76.1 km
M 4.2 Hınıs Turkey · 2025-07-02 13:58 UTC	61.9 km

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