M4.2 earthquake 29 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey on Sun, Feb 8, 1976, 10:06 PM GMT+2 (20:06 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 1976-02-08 20:06:18 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.979° N, 27.983° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.715 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 18497 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.917 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 18496 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.818 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 18492 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.12 km NNW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 18453 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ezf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.