M4.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Tire, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Tire, Turkey on Thu, Nov 10, 1977, 6:12 AM GMT+2 (04:12 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-10 04:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.996° N, 27.708° 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
- 14
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.911 km NNE of Ayd?n, Turkey · 17835 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 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 · 60 km away
- 5.37 km ENE of ?zmir, Turkey · 17812 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000req. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.