Turkey earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 12 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 7:11 PM GMT+3 (16:11 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-06-17 16:11:22 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.713° N, 26.618° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.320 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17273 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17273 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.122 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.410 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.413 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17270 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17264 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.716 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17255 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.35 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17251 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.18 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 17237 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.316 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 17233 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.512 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.113 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.015 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.912 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.220 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.320 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.214 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.319 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 5.819 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17276 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.021 km N of Psará, Greece · 17279 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.126 km N of Psará, Greece · 17286 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.320 km N of Psará, Greece · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011cm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.