M5.5 earthquake 31 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey on Fri, Mar 19, 1926, 2:28 AM GMT+2 (00:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 41 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1926-03-19 00:28:27 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.961° N, 29.458° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.314 km ENE of Ka?, Turkey · 36713 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.741 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 36712 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.399 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 36683 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem909773. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.