M3.3 earthquake 5 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey

Magnitude

3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Jul 10, 1979, 12:46 PM GMT+3

UTC

1979-07-10 09:46:42 UTC

Depth

18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.676° N, 26.549° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

11

• Foça, TurkeyPopulation 28,594. Forecast18 kmW
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast50 kmWNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast59 kmWNW

After

1. 3.18 km ESE of Yeni?akran, TurkeyMon, Jul 23, 9:59 PM GMT+3 · 17237 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
2. 3.316 km NNW of Karaburun, TurkeyFri, Jul 27, 6:31 PM GMT+3 · 17233 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
3. 3.730 km NNE of Psará, GreeceMon, Sep 3, 5:19 PM GMT+3 · 17195 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 3.716 km WSW of Çandarl?, TurkeyFri, Jul 6, 2:23 AM GMT+3 · 17255 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
2. 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, TurkeyWed, Jun 27, 1:38 AM GMT+3 · 17264 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
3. 3.413 km NW of Yenifoça, TurkeyThu, Jun 21, 1:37 AM GMT+3 · 17270 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
4. 4.410 km NNE of Karaburun, TurkeyWed, Jun 20, 2:09 AM GMT+3 · 17271 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
5. 3.122 km SE of Plomári, GreeceMon, Jun 18, 12:12 PM GMT+3 · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
6. 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, TurkeyMon, Jun 18, 6:25 AM GMT+3 · 17273 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
7. 4.320 km NW of Yenifoça, TurkeyMon, Jun 18, 2:08 AM GMT+3 · 17273 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
8. 3.512 km NE of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jun 17, 7:11 PM GMT+3 · 17273 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
9. 3.512 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeySun, Jun 17, 7:38 AM GMT+3 · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
10. 5.113 km NW of Foça, TurkeySat, Jun 16, 9:42 PM GMT+3 · 17274 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
11. 4.015 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyFri, Jun 15, 10:31 AM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
12. 3.912 km NW of Yenifoça, TurkeyFri, Jun 15, 1:42 AM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
13. 3.220 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeyFri, Jun 15, 1:38 AM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
14. 3.320 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyThu, Jun 14, 5:01 PM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
15. 4.214 km NW of Foça, TurkeyThu, Jun 14, 4:00 PM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
16. 3.319 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeyThu, Jun 14, 3:43 PM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
17. 5.819 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyThu, Jun 14, 2:44 PM GMT+3 · 17276 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
18. 3.021 km N of Psará, GreeceTue, Jun 12, 5:52 AM GMT+3 · 17279 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011sx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC.