M3.4 earthquake 6 km WSW of Behram, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Behram, Turkey on Fri, Dec 20, 1974, 7:32 AM GMT+2 (05:32 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 30 km SW of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-20 05:32:32 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.472° N, 26.259° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.511 km S of Plomári, Greece · 18875 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.511 km SE of Mantamádos, Greece · 18871 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.630 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 18857 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 18857 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000096e. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.