Turkey earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 12 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 7:38 AM GMT+3 (04:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-06-17 04:38:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.787° N, 26.712° 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
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.512 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.320 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17271 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17270 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.122 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 17270 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.410 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17269 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.413 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17268 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17262 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.716 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 17253 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.35 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 17248 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.18 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 17235 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.010 km NNW of Akhisar, Turkey · 17234 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.316 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 17231 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 5.113 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17272 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.015 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.912 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.220 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.320 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.214 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.319 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 5.819 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 17274 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.320 km N of Psará, Greece · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011ca. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.