M3.6 earthquake 20 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Mon, Oct 15, 1979, 5:50 AM GMT+3 (02:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-15 02:50:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.435° N, 27.890° 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
- 16
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
- 3.11 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 17152 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.26 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013dz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.