M4.6 earthquake 12 km N of Datça, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km N of Datça, Turkey on Sat, Dec 26, 1987, 9:45 AM GMT+2 (07:45 UTC), 31 km (19 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-26 07:45:14 UTC
- Depth
- 31.2 km (19.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.847° N, 27.696° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.112 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 14151 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.810 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 14146 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.61 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14115 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bjn. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.