M4.5 earthquake 16 km WNW of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Urla, Turkey on Thu, Feb 26, 1976, 9:32 PM GMT+2 (19:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-26 19:32:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.380° N, 26.585° 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
- 25
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.931 km S of Psará, Greece · 18464 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.37 km NE of Polichnítos, Greece · 18464 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.630 km S of Psará, Greece · 18463 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f7z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.