M3.8 earthquake 18 km NNE of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Urla, Turkey on Tue, May 20, 1986, 10:43 AM GMT+3 (07:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 7 km S of Selçuk, Turkey. 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
- 1986-05-20 07:43:37 UTC
- Depth
- 13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.489° N, 26.814° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.324 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 14739 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.82 km N of Selçuk, Turkey · 14730 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.27 km S of Selçuk, Turkey · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u7f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.