Earthquake details

Monday, December 3, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, December 3, 1984 at 07:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Van (Turkey - TR), about 61.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.147 and latitude 37.971.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.6 km
Coordinates	37.971, 43.147
UTC time	1984-12-03 07:38:10.340

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Van	61.8 km
Hakkâri	68.4 km
Şırnak	79.4 km
Tatvan	95.3 km
Adilcevaz	99.1 km
Zakho	100.2 km
Silopi	100.9 km
Bitlis	102.8 km
Ahlat	104.3 km
Siirt	105.9 km
Yüksekova	109.6 km
Cizre	110.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	102.9 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	88.2 km

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