M4.2 earthquake 15 km NE of Datça, Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Datça, Turkey on Sat, Jan 10, 1976, 9:11 AM GMT+2 (07:11 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km NE of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-10 07:11:19 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.855° N, 27.786° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.17 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.83 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 18508 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.229 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 18498 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.715 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 18497 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.917 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 18496 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.818 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 18493 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ecj (also filed as iscgem718847). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.