M4.6 earthquake 15 km W of Bozkurt, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 15 km W of Bozkurt, Turkey on Fri, Dec 9, 1983, 3:40 AM GMT+3 (00:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 23 km ENE of Ula, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-09 00:40:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.836° N, 29.435° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020c6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.