M3.3 earthquake 16 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey on Fri, Jul 27, 1979, 6:31 PM GMT+3 (15:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-27 15:31:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.776° N, 26.445° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.730 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 17196 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.420 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 17176 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001238. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.