M3.3 earthquake 8 km SSE of Adapazar?, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Adapazar?, Turkey on Wed, Sep 19, 1979, 8:19 AM GMT+3 (05:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-19 05:19:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.709° N, 30.434° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000130p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.