M3.2 earthquake 15 km WSW of Emet, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Emet, Turkey on Fri, Sep 7, 1979, 5:12 AM GMT+3 (02:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 24 km W of Emet, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-07 02:12:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.316° N, 29.087° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.724 km W of Emet, Turkey · 17188 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.015 km E of Keles, Turkey · 17172 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.716 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17151 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012tx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.