M4.5 earthquake 15 km WNW of Göle, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Göle, Turkey on Wed, Oct 17, 1984, 11:45 PM GMT+3 (20:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 5 km ESE of ?enkaya, 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-17 20:45:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.848° N, 42.442° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.45 km ESE of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15314 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.610 km WNW of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15313 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.714 km WSW of Göle, Turkey · 15310 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.37 km NNE of ?enkaya, Turkey · 15309 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.612 km N of Tortum, Turkey · 15306 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000288a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.