M3.8 earthquake 18 km SSE of E?il, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of E?il, Turkey on Sat, Nov 29, 1975, 1:33 AM GMT+2 (23:33 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km NE of Hani, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-28 23:33:35 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.117° N, 40.189° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.613 km NE of Hani, Turkey · 18530 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.69 km WSW of Hani, Turkey · 18529 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ds2 (also filed as atlas19751128233335). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.