M3.8 earthquake 12 km NW of Foça, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Foça, Turkey on Fri, Aug 24, 1984, 8:31 PM GMT+3 (17:31 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-08-24 17:31:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.737° N, 26.634° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.512 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15375 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.327 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15373 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.234 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15373 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.724 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 15367 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.525 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 15367 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.719 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 15366 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.822 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 15364 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.515 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15360 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.235 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 15347 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.110 km ESE of Oinoússes, Greece · 15333 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.227 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15318 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00026pq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.