Turkey earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Wed, Mar 19, 1975, 11:26 AM GMT+2 (09:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 31 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-03-19 09:26:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.172° N, 25.668° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.731 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.828 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 18818 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.826 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 18818 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.313 km E of Enez, Turkey · 18818 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.625 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18817 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.320 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18816 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.028 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18792 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.330 km S of Enez, Turkey · 18791 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.315 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 18787 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.924 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18777 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.426 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.923 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.928 km S of Enez, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 5.526 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.322 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.919 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.920 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.625 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18828 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.124 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18829 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 5.539 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 18847 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000aa5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.