M3.7 earthquake 11 km NW of ?zmir, Turkey
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 11 km NW of ?zmir, Turkey on Sun, Nov 7, 1976, 3:44 AM GMT+2 (01:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km SSW of Foça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-07 01:44:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.475° N, 27.039° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.46 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 18211 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.711 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 18211 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.57 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 18210 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.710 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 18206 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.210 km NE of Urla, Turkey · 18201 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.113 km S of Foça, Turkey · 18190 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k7n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.