M3.8 earthquake 16 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey on Wed, May 15, 1985, 4:15 AM GMT+3 (01:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-15 01:15:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.697° N, 26.002° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.545 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.523 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.519 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 15083 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.424 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.522 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.513 km S of Eresós, Greece · 15072 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.838 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eup. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.