M3.9 earthquake 5 km WSW of Alia?a, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Alia?a, Turkey on Tue, Sep 24, 1985, 1:19 AM GMT+3 (22:19 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km NW of Gölmarmara, 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
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-23 22:19:57 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.782° N, 26.917° 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.
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.06 km SW of Kalloní, Greece · 14973 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Kalloní, Greece · 14968 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.17 km W of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 14960 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.212 km NW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 14955 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.919 km WSW of Özdere, Turkey · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k1z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.