M4.1 earthquake 12 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey on Sat, Dec 26, 1987, 12:28 PM GMT+2 (10:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km NNE of Datça, 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
- 4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-26 10:28:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.666° N, 28.584° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.810 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 14155 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.61 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 14124 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bjq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.