Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 23 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 23 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Mon, Mar 17, 1975, 7:47 PM GMT+2 (17:47 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1975-03-17 17:47:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.389° N, 26.029° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.426 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.7Aegean Sea · 18822 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 6.731 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18815 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.828 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 18815 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.826 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 18814 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.619 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 18814 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.313 km E of Enez, Turkey · 18814 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.625 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18814 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 5.320 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18813 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.028 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18789 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.330 km S of Enez, Turkey · 18788 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.315 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 18784 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.924 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18773 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 5.928 km S of Enez, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.526 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.322 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.919 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.920 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.625 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.124 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000a9c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.