M3.9 earthquake 8 km NE of Do?anca, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Do?anca, Turkey on Tue, Nov 13, 1973, 11:10 PM GMT+2 (21:10 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 16 km NNE of Bahçesaray, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-13 21:10:50 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.848° N, 42.409° 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.
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000457. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.