M3.6 earthquake 9 km E of Menderes, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Menderes, Turkey on Sun, Apr 9, 1978, 9:20 AM GMT+3 (06:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 11 km SSW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-09 06:20:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.263° N, 27.237° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tzv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.