M4.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Akhisar, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Akhisar, Turkey on Tue, Jul 24, 1979, 11:27 AM GMT+3 (08:27 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
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-24 08:27:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.009° N, 27.805° 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
- 15
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.18 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 17240 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.42 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17245 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.14 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17245 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.91 km SE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17245 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.716 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17258 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17267 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000121a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.