M4.3 earthquake 10 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey on Sat, Dec 12, 1987, 8:24 PM GMT+2 (18:24 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km NNE of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-12 18:24:57 UTC
- Depth
- 67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.712° N, 28.181° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.612 km N of Datça, Turkey · 14158 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.112 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 14158 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.810 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 14153 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.61 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14122 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b80. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.