M4.2 earthquake 13 km ENE of E?irdir, Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of E?irdir, Turkey on Wed, Dec 16, 1987, 2:34 AM GMT+2 (00:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km ENE of E?irdir, 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-16 00:34:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.909° N, 30.996° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.610 km ENE of E?irdir, Turkey · 14165 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.529 km NNW of Gelendost, Turkey · 14139 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ban. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.