Earthquake details

Saturday, June 25, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, June 25, 1988 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Van (Turkey - TR), about 30.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.038 and latitude 38.458.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.9 km
Coordinates	38.458, 43.038
UTC time	1988-06-25 16:15:38.340

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Van	30.4 km
Adilcevaz	46.4 km
Ahlat	58.3 km
Tatvan	65.9 km
Erciş	69.1 km
Bitlis	81.4 km
Patnos	86.8 km
Bulanık	96.5 km
Siirt	112.6 km
Hakkâri	116.1 km
Şırnak	116.9 km
Kurtalan	132.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	58.7 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	53.1 km

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