M4.3 earthquake 18 km WSW of Emet, Turkey
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Emet, Turkey on Mon, Dec 28, 1981, 5:52 PM GMT+3 (14:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-28 14:52:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.305° N, 29.053° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.722 km ENE of Mustafakemalpa?a, Turkey · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.617 km SSW of Gediz, Turkey · 16314 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.123 km W of Emet, Turkey · 16299 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hqu. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.