M4.6 earthquake 3 km S of Bigadiç, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Bigadiç, Turkey on Wed, Jan 26, 1977, 1:54 AM GMT+2 (23:54 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 13 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-25 23:54:18 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.361° N, 28.128° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.013 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 18108 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.610 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 18081 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mbw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.