M3.5 earthquake 19 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey on Mon, Oct 8, 1979, 4:43 AM GMT+3 (01:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 20 km N of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-08 01:43:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.811° N, 26.465° 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
- 9
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.025 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 17148 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.620 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 17147 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013a0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.