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M3.4 earthquake 26 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Tue, Mar 18, 1975, 5:53 AM GMT+2 (03:53 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
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-03-18 03:53:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.383° N, 26.113° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7Aegean Sea · 18824 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 6.731 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18817 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.828 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 18817 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.826 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 18817 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.619 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 18817 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.313 km E of Enez, Turkey · 18816 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.625 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18816 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.320 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18815 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.028 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18791 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.330 km S of Enez, Turkey · 18790 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.315 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 18786 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.924 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18775 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 3.923 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18826 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.928 km S of Enez, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 5.526 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.322 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.919 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.920 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.625 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.124 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18827 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000a9q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.