M4.2 earthquake 18 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey on Wed, Feb 29, 1984, 5:07 PM GMT+3 (14:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km SSW of Bay?r, 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
- 4.2 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-29 14:07:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.546° N, 28.708° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.69 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 15533 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.713 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 15496 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.23 km S of Mu?la, Turkey · 15491 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022bv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.