Earthquake details

Friday, April 20, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Friday, April 20, 1990 at 23:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayburt (Turkey - TR), about 31.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.069 and latitude 40.002.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	40.002, 40.069
UTC time	1990-04-20 23:30:03.480

Location	Bayburt
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bayburt	31.2 km
Cimin	45.3 km
Erzincan	57.5 km
Gümüşhane	71.9 km
Erzurum	103.6 km
Araklı	104.3 km
Of	105.7 km
Tunceli	110.2 km
Trabzon	115.3 km
Karakoçan	117.0 km
Rize	119.7 km
Akçaabat	121.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	73.7 km
M 4.4 Cimin Turkey · 2025-12-09 12:34 UTC	53.6 km
M 4.2 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-09-25 08:29 UTC	57.5 km

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