M4.3 earthquake 7 km NNE of ?enkaya, Turkey
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of ?enkaya, Turkey on Tue, Oct 23, 1984, 1:26 AM GMT+3 (22:26 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 12 km N of Tortum, 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-22 22:26:01 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.610° N, 42.387° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.714 km WSW of Göle, Turkey · 15321 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.610 km WNW of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15323 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.45 km ESE of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15324 days ago · 60 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.515 km WNW of Göle, Turkey · 15325 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.712 km NE of Göle, Turkey · 15325 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00028df. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.