M3.3 earthquake 14 km ESE of ?vrindi, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of ?vrindi, Turkey on Sun, Oct 14, 1979, 4:27 PM GMT+3 (13:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-14 13:27:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.541° N, 27.646° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013dj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.