Turkey earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 19 km N of Karaburun, Turkey

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 19 km N of Karaburun, Turkey on Thu, Jun 14, 1979, 2:44 PM GMT+3 (11:44 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.8 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-06-14 11:44:45 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.808° N, 26.527° E
Region
Turkey
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.78Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.1
5.8Mwc, centroid momentGlobal CMT projectPreliminary

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
9.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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
317

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.319 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17277 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.214 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17277 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.320 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17277 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.220 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17277 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.912 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17277 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.015 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 5.113 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17275 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.512 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.512 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.320 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.122 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.410 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.413 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17265 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.716 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17256 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.35 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17251 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.18 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 17238 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.316 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 17234 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.021 km N of Psará, Greece · 17280 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.126 km N of Psará, Greece · 17287 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.320 km N of Psará, Greece · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001190 (also filed as gcmtb061479a, gcmt19790614114445, atlas19790614114446, iscgem663353). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.