M3.7 earthquake 24 km W of Emet, Turkey
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 24 km W of Emet, Turkey on Sun, Sep 9, 1979, 7:10 PM GMT+3 (16:10 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-09 16:10:13 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.319° N, 28.978° 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.
- Stations used
- 27
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.015 km E of Keles, Turkey · 17172 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.716 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.620 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17151 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012v9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.