M4.2 earthquake 21 km E of Narman, Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 21 km E of Narman, Turkey on Sun, Oct 30, 1983, 11:13 AM GMT+3 (08:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 26 km E of Narman, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-30 08:13:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.368° N, 42.117° 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
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- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.326 km E of Narman, Turkey · 15669 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.717 km SSW of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.721 km N of Horasan, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.818 km ESE of Narman, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.521 km S of Narman, Turkey · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.420 km WNW of Horasan, Turkey · 15648 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zdw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.