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M4.6 earthquake 25 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Thu, Mar 27, 1975, 10:42 PM GMT+3 (19:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 20 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Mar 27, 1975, 10:42 PM GMT+3
UTC: 1975-03-27 19:42:42 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 40.419° N, 25.992° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 31

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ad5 (also filed as iscgem731693). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.