M4.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Foça, Turkey
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Foça, Turkey on Fri, Nov 12, 1976, 11:51 AM GMT+2 (09:51 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 11 km SSW of Foça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-12 09:51:10 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.620° N, 26.730° 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.
- Stations used
- 34
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.711 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 18211 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.57 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 18210 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.710 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 18206 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.210 km NE of Urla, Turkey · 18202 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.113 km S of Foça, Turkey · 18190 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k9w (also filed as iscgem705841). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.