M3.8 earthquake 18 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey on Sat, Feb 14, 1976, 6:17 PM GMT+2 (16:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km NNW of Güvercinlik, 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
- 1976-02-14 16:17:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.032° N, 27.739° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f27. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.