M3.8 earthquake 10 km WSW of Bergama, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Bergama, Turkey on Wed, Feb 11, 1976, 3:21 AM GMT+2 (01:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 16 km WNW of Urla, 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
- 1976-02-11 01:21:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.072° N, 27.081° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f0h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.