M3.9 earthquake 31 km SSE of Milas, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Milas, Turkey on Sat, Jun 12, 1982, 9:48 AM GMT+3 (06:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 30 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-12 06:48:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.069° N, 27.961° 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
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 16173 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.324 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 16173 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.522 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 16173 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.419 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.631 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 16156 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mvh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.