M3.0 earthquake 15 km E of Keles, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km E of Keles, Turkey on Tue, Sep 25, 1979, 11:41 PM GMT+3 (20:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-25 20:41:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.889° N, 29.407° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.02 km E of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 17171 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17151 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000134k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.