M5.1 Earthquake 67 km SSW of Okurcalar, Turkey — January 5, 2022
2022-01-05 03:21:16 UTC (2022-01-05) · approx. 5:21 AM UTC+2 local
Felt by 31 people across nearby locations.
On January 5, 2022 at 03:21 UTC, a magnitude 5.1 shallow crustal earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Okurcalar, Turkey, at a depth of 43.0 km and coordinates 36.1445°, 31.2928°.
Physical scale: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 releases seismic energy equivalent to roughly 674 metric tons of TNT. Empirical fault-scaling laws (Wells & Coppersmith, 1994) estimate the subsurface rupture length at approximately 2.0 km — a useful intuition for the size of the slip patch on the fault.
The epicenter is located in Turkey, a region characterized by the North Anatolian Fault, a 1,500 km transform boundary driven by the westward extrusion of the Anatolian microplate. The nearest mapped fault system is the North Anatolian Fault. View all earthquakes in Turkey.
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Did You Feel It? — community-reported shaking
Aggregated felt-report intensity from 31 citizen responses to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Each colored zone represents the average MMI from reports in that area.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Did You Feel It?. View on USGS · submit your own report
Earthquake Details
31.2928°E
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Common Questions
How strong was the magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Okurcalar, Turkey?
The magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck 67 km SSW of Okurcalar, Turkey on January 5, 2022 at 03:21 UTC had a depth of 43.0 km. For context, this was a moderate earthquake that could be widely felt.
Where did the earthquake occur?
The earthquake epicenter was located at 36.1445°, 31.2928°, which is 67 km SSW of Okurcalar, Turkey. View all earthquakes in Turkey.
Were there aftershocks?
Aftershock activity is monitored continuously by the USGS. Aftershock sequences from magnitude 5.1 earthquakes can continue for days to weeks and gradually diminish over time.
Has Turkey had earthquakes this big before?
The largest recorded earthquake in Turkey was the M7.8 Kahramanmaraş earthquake of February 6, 2023. Today's magnitude 5.1 event is significantly smaller than that historical record.
Authoritative source: USGS event page (event ID: us7000g94d). All scientific values on this page are sourced verbatim from the USGS feed.
Cite this page: EarthquakeTracker.org. (2022, January 5, 2022). M5.1 Earthquake 67 km SSW of Okurcalar, Turkey — January 5, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 from https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us7000g94d/