M3.7 earthquake 16 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 16 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey on Sun, Oct 14, 1979, 11:38 PM GMT+3 (20:38 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-14 20:38:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.417° N, 27.941° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.620 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17151 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 17099 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013dr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.