Turkey earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 8 km E of Behram, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km E of Behram, Turkey on Fri, Nov 27, 1981, 7:46 AM GMT+3 (04:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 46 km W of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-11-27 04:46:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.490° N, 26.434° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.446 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.438 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.639 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.546 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.440 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.541 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.127 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.747 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.342 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.043 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.149 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.345 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.027 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.244 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.0Western Turkey · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.647 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 4.442 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 5.047 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 5.036 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.639 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16342 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 4.138 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h5k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.