Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 27 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey on Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 5:55 PM GMT+3 (14:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km ENE of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-12-20 14:55:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.606° N, 25.936° 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.057 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.244 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.647 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.751 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.442 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16347 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.356 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.658 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 5.047 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 5.036 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.639 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.355 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.340 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.447 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16346 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.437 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.549 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.649 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.246 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.238 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.142 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.340 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16337 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.347 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.834 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.247 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.138 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16321 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.657 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.139 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.428 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16303 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.457 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 16302 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.959 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.2Aegean Sea · 16347 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.7Aegean Sea · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.345 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.149 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.043 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.342 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.747 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.127 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.941 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.541 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.440 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.546 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.258 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.639 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.152 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.438 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.056 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.446 km W of Eresós, Greece · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hhx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.