M3.9 earthquake 11 km NNE of Ayd?n, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Ayd?n, Turkey on Wed, Nov 23, 1977, 11:08 AM GMT+2 (09:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 5 km ESE of Karaba?lar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-23 09:08:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.942° N, 27.874° 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
- 11
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.56 km NNE of ?ncirliova, Turkey · 17833 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.65 km ESE of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 17819 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.37 km ENE of ?zmir, Turkey · 17813 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.54 km NNW of Kale, Turkey · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rp0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.