Turkey earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 20 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey on Mon, Jun 18, 1979, 2:08 AM GMT+3 (23:08 UTC), 23 km (14 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: 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Jun 18, 1979, 2:08 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1979-06-17 23:08:38 UTC
Depth: 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.844° N, 26.650° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.3	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.01	Mw, moment	ISCGEMSUP	Final · ±0.2

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Stations used: 94

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011d0 (also filed as iscgemsup663656). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.